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1968-228, Figure
Figure of Henry Woodward
1968-228, Figure

Figure of Henry Woodward

Date1750-1753
Maker Bow Porcelain Manufactory (1749-1776)
OriginEngland, London
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 10 1/4"; W: 4 7/8"; D: 5"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1968-228
DescriptionFigure: man standing, his feet spread apart, on a flat rectangular base with canted corners; supported at his back by a broken column; he wears a large tricorn hat with fringe, a wig with a long tail which extends down his back and ends with a flower, a long coat, a long waistcoat, the tails of which flap over his hands, tight knee breeches, a sword, and buckle shoes; the base mostly unglazed.
ProvenanceSold at auction in 1968 without information concerning owner (see: Sotheby and Co., CATALOGUE OF AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN, April 2, 1968 (London, 1968), lot 22. Purchased by Tilley & Co. on behalf of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and in the CWF collection from 1968 to the present (Williamsburg, VA).