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The figure faces forward, and is less-well finished at the back, so the piece was probably intended to be viewed from the front only. It may have been displayed against a wall, on a chimneypiece or bracket, or in a glazed cabinet.<br><br><b>People</b><br>The so-called 'Girl-in-a-Swing' group of porcelain figures, scent bottles and wares were named after this figure. English porcelain collectors first identified these as a distinctive group in the 1920s, but their maker was not firmly identified until 1993. They were originally attributed to the Chelsea factory of Nicholas Sprimont (1716-1771). Collectors then suggested that they were probably made at a rival factory set up by Staffordshire workmen who had quit Sprimont's works. Recent research has proved that these figures and wares were made by Charles Gouyn (died 1785). Gouyn was a second-generation jeweller with premises in St James's, London, and he had been a partner in the Chelsea factory until sometime before March 1749. However, the precise location of his factory, and the identity of the modeller of these distinctive figures, remain unknown.","physicalDescription":"Soft-paste porcelain, slip cast depicting a girl on a swing. 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Charles Gouyn's products had a very glassy body, making them liable to slump in the kiln. This figure gave its name to a group of figures and other wares now known to have been made by Gouyn.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.587-1922"],"accessionNumberNum":"587","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1922,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR3027","2019LP4265","2019LV6643"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}