Saturday, November 9, 2013

Object of the Day, Museum Edition: The Duesbury Canary, 1780-1785



Canary
Soft-Paste Porcelain
William Duesbury & Co., 1780-1785
The Victoria & Albert Museum



Made in soft-paste porcelain and painted with enamels, this figure of a canary perched on the stump of a tree is the work of William Duesbury & Co. and dates between 1780 and 1785. The work of the Duesbury Company is always quite fine. Take, for instance, the details here of the foliage and flowers. Surviving figures by the Duesbury factory are quite collectible and considered some of the most attractive porcelain works of the Eighteenth Century. 




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