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Pair of parrots

Pair of parrots
 designed 1738; manufactured (c. 1745)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peter Wynne Morris, 2007
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
(a) 11.9 × 9.2 × 4.8 cm (parrot)
(b) 11.9 × 8.0 × 4.7 cm (parrot)
Inscription
(a) painted (diagonally) in blue on base c.r.: (crossed swords)
impressed in base u.c.: 57
(b) painted (diagonally) in blue on base c.l.: (crossed swords)
impressed in base c.r.: C76
Accession Number
2007.693.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peter Wynne Morris, 2007
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display

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