Pheasant Figure

Dateca. 1770

Maker Plymouth Porcelain Factory (1766-1781)

MediumPorcelain, hard-paste

DimensionsH: 7 3/4"; Base D: 3"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-234,1

DescriptionHard-paste porcelain figure of a bird with a crest of feathers and long tail feathers, resembling a pheasant. Its head is turned left and it is perched on a tree stump. The stump has one branch that extends up by the pheasant's right wing. There is a molded vine with flowers covering the branch. No color has been applied.
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MarkingsNone
ProvenancePurchased from: D.M. & P. Manheim (NYC, NY)

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