Images(3)

Guan

Date1750-1752

Artist/Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (1745-1769)

OriginEngland, London

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 8 1/2"; Front to tail: 4 7/8"; W: 2 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-899

DescriptionFigure: bird perched on stump. Head turned sharply to the right; straight pointed black bill; black comb; pail orange wattles; black eyes surrounded by large blue oval; long white neck and body, the back of neck, back, and wings with feathers outlined in lavender; green bar on wings; lavender striped tail; orange legs and feet. White stump with small low-relief flowers and leaves in shades of green, blue, yellow, and purple.

Raised anchor period.
Label TextThis ceramic bird, made by the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, was based on the image of the Guan, or Brasilian Jacupema, illustrated in George Edwards’s A Natural History of Uncommon Birds.
InscribedNo
MarkingsOn base under tail: Anchor raised in relief and painted red on an applied oval medallion.
ProvenanceEx coll: Miss Dorothy Palmer, B Latter, London