A Pratt type figure of the Farmer's Wife
modelled standing wearing hooded jacket and long skirt, standing holding a kid in her right arm, clasping a purse in her left hand and resting it on her hip, enriched in typical palette, on tapered square base moulded with a band of acanthus leaves, circa 1790 (minor chips and crazing) -- 16.5cm. high See colour plate 3
Lot Essay
Cf. 'Ralph Wood Pottery, Mr. Frank Partridge's Collection', Exhibition Catalogue, (n.d), p.22, pl.205
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