A Dancing Girl
Former TitleFigure of a Dancing Girl
Artist
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
(English, ca. 1750 - 1848)
Date1765-1769
MediumSoft-paste porcelain, enameled and gilded
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 5 1/2 inches (22.86 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Chapman
Object number35-421 B
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DescriptionGirl dressed in white hat with blue lining; a white blouse with a deep pink overblouse with gold flowers on a white center panel; a white skirt with flowers and a green apron; and deep pink shoes with blue and white flowers on them. She holds skirt in right hand, and flowers in raised left hand. Stands in front of bosky arbor with a small lamb on the right.ProvenanceWith Douglas R. Bird, Silversmith and Antique Dealer, Bath, England, by August 6, 1932;
Purchased from Bird by Mrs. William H. Chapman (née Margaret Cameron Mann, 1965-1935), Kansas City, MO, August 6, 1932-1935 [1];
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Douglas R. Bird invoice, Nelson-Atkins Registration file.
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