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Made at: Charles Gouyn's Factory (St. James, London, working around 1747–1760)
Formerly known as: Girl-in-a-Swing Manufactory
English
about 1751
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, enamel colors
Dimensions 6.35 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.788
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionGirl-In-A-Swing type. On short stump with polychrome flowers. Pale yellow, gray markings on head, wings and tail. Feet and legs black barred red. Wings semi-spread, head turned. Model of bird in C37. Unmarked.
ProvenanceBy 1962, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] Published by Arthur Lane and R. J. Charleston, English Ceramic Circle Transactions, vol. 5, part 3 (1962).