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A rare pair of Derby figures of a Scottish shepherd and shepherdess
A rare pair of Derby figures of a shepherd and shapherdess in Scottish dress, each standing, he wearing a tartan jacket, 'tam o' shanter' and playing bagpipes, and she wearing a matching tartan bodice, and flower painted skirt, each mound base applied with coloured flowers and leaves, 6 1/4" high, circa 1758, no marks
See Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, page 68, figure 52 for a similar pair
The Dress Act of 1746 made it illegal to wear 'Hughland Dress' in the United Kingdom, making the depiction of such costume on these figures very rare