A hard paste porcelain figure Emblematic of Matrimony, 19th…
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A hard paste porcelain figure emblematic of Matrimony, 19th century, with underglazed blue cross mark and three incised dots, a woman attired in a floral skirt and a pink shawl holding a birdcage and a small bird, a recumbent sheep at her foot, raised on a rocaille base picked out in gilt; mark underside, three dots to inside base, height 23 cm
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Hard Paste Porcelain - Hard paste porcelain is true porcelain made of china stone and kaolin. The formula has been known by the Chinese since 800BC, but was kept secret until the early 1700s when a chemist at the Meissen factory discovered it, and the formula has since become known throughout the west.
- Emblematic - Serving as a symbol.