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A Bell in the Shape of a Peasant Woman

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Basic information
ID
С-I-557
Author
unknown
Name
A Bell in the Shape of a Peasant Woman
Date of creation
18th c.
Country
France
Technique
moulding
Material
bronze
Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
11.5 x 5 x 5
Additionally
Type
decorative and applied arts
Genre
portraiture
Provenance
Collection of Boleslaw Orzechowicz
Information about author
Author
unknown
Country
Object description
This object of decorative and applied art is a bell in the shape of a peasant woman in a lavish outfit: a long dress with a patterned apron with two pockets; a shawl is worn over a shirt with cuffs on the shoulders. The woman is wearing a bonnet with a cap: such headdresses were worn by married peasant women in northern France, in particular by Bretons. The woman's arms are crossed at the waist, and her head is humbly tilted down. The figure probably represents a maid summoned by an aristocratic master with a bell. The bell's tongue is preserved inside.
Inscriptions
At the bottom of the inner part of the bell, there are inscriptions: in white – "№ С-І- 557/ Л.ОКГ"; in yellow – "0/1008" (crossed out in red).
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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