Masquerader

Date1759-1763

Artist/Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory 1745-1769

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-610

DescriptionMasquerader figure: A lady, wearing a black mask, yellow dress with a flowered white skirt and white apron which she holds with her left hand; on a plinth encrusted with flowers.Label TextThis figure of a masked lady with the edge of her apron in her hand is described by Reginald Blunt as wearing the costume of a "skirt dancer."Inscription(s)Gold anchor mark on back of plinth.Mark(s)NoneProvenanceEx coll: Mrs. William Salting, London; Humphrey W. Cook, Richmond, Surrey, and London; Sir Edward and Lady Baron, London; Frank Partridge & Son, Ltd., London