For this assignment, I decided to describe my great-grandmother’s Lladro which was left for my mother when she passed away.

This Lladro is made of porcelain and the cream-colored, stone-like base is about half an inch in height and six inches in width. From a straight-on view starting from your far left, you would first see a human-like figure sitting on what seems to be stacked stone slabs holding a small white lamb with dark brown eyes and pink hooves. She seems to be female and has her right hand paused mid-caress of the lambs head. Her other arm is holding the lamb on her lap. This lamb is laying down with their face pointing toward the inner bend in her elbow. The woman holding the lamb is wearing a white headdress with warm-toned brown hair sticking out and a light gray polka dot pattern. This headdress is tied in a knot under her chin. The top half of her dress is a wide strap tank top-like shape and is a cool-toned brown color. She is wearing a high-neck, long-sleeve top under her dress which matches the color of the polka dots on her headdress. The skirt portion of her dress is loose, touches the ground, and is light brown in color. Half of each of her feet peek out from the bottom of the dress and she is wearing what seem to be simple gray flat shoes, with no visible openings. Her skin tone is almost the same color as her dress skirt but with more of a yellow tint to it and her facial expression seems content. She has brown eyes and black pupils, similar to the lamb, and her eyebrows are not intensely arched but resemble a slightly widened rainbow. She is gazing to her left at a wheelbarrow whose wheel is pointing in that same direction while the handle is pointing in the other. Inside of the wheelbarrow is what looks like a spherical cabbage surrounded by many big leaves with pale yellow coloring towards their middle and light green coloring towards their edges. The cabbage has some texture to it and is a yellow-green color. 

This Lladro was made in Spain years ago and was bought by my great uncle Bobby about 40 years ago. It was a gift from him to my great-grandmother, and when she died her other son, my grandpa Fred, found my mother’s name taped to the bottom of it. He then gave it to my mother Laura which was touching for my mom considering how much this Lladro meant to her grandmother. 

This object acted as a piece of house decor in my great-grandmother’s house and then also in our family home. We had it placed on a wooden shelf in our living room next to any other similar decor pieces we had. I would say this object is pretty unique in the US since it is from Spain but I’m not exactly sure how unique because my mom doesn’t know where in Spain my uncle bought it and for how much. This piece I always thought of this as very beautiful and serene and after hearing the story behind it, I appreciate it even more.