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Tithe pig figure group, soft-paste porcelain, a husband and wife and clergyman stand in front of a tree on a plain mound base; dressed in a puce patterned dress the wife holds a baby toward the clergyman and the husband dressed in a purple coat and yellow breeches carries a piglet and a walking stick, a basket of eggs sits at their feet and two piglets chase each other, gilded, glazed.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 37467
Creation/Production
Derby, England
Date: 1785 ca
Acquisition
Gift
Given by Miss Elizabeth Humphreys-Owen
Measurements
Height
(cm): 15.5
Length
(cm): 12.5
Height
(in): 6
Length
(in): 4
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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