R. at l. is supporting J. r.; her l. hand is on his r. shoulder. R. is wearing an orange doublet, short black skirt, printed shirt; J. is wearing a long dress w. a white bodice and pick skirt. Both have gold trim.
Note
Possibly made by Thomas Parr, according to the Victoria and Albert Museum catalogue.
Provenance
From a private collection; bought through Am. Art Assoc., 1925.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1997. Shakespeare's Unruly Women (catalog p. 43) Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016. Will and Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity.
Cited/described in
Pugh, P.D.G. Staffordshire portrait figures, E-404, Pl. E-1A
