Origsize: H5.5" x W 6 x D; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
Drape Lace Figurine of Woman on Maroon Chair
Entry/Object ID
2001.A.002
Description
Porcelain figurine of woman sitting on maroon chair. She wears a light pink dress with lace trim and flowers. She has her arms raised as if talking.
Sticker: "Royal Crown / E. & R. Co. / 1886"
Ink: "11A / (crown) / N"
This porcelain figurine was made by a process known as drape lace. It turns the delicate lace and other cotton fabric in porcelain. Fabric draped by hand, then dipped in porcelain slip and after heat treatment transformed into delicate porcelain patterns. The process is believed to have been developed in ancient China, where raw silk was used.
