Set of Figures
1840-1860 (made)
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Set of nine comical figures representing male musicians wearing formal dress in the style of the first half of the nineteenth century. Some wear coats and breeches, some wear trousers and boots; all are wearing a white wig. There is a conductor with a baton, and the musicians are depicted as individually playing an oboe, a flute, a violin, a clarinet, a cello, a french horn, a trombone and a trumpet. All are made from painted papier mache and wood.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Painted papier mache and wood |
| Brief description | Set of nine figures representing musicians, papier mache and wood, painted, made in Germany by an unknown maker, 1840-1860 |
| Physical description | Set of nine comical figures representing male musicians wearing formal dress in the style of the first half of the nineteenth century. Some wear coats and breeches, some wear trousers and boots; all are wearing a white wig. There is a conductor with a baton, and the musicians are depicted as individually playing an oboe, a flute, a violin, a clarinet, a cello, a french horn, a trombone and a trumpet. All are made from painted papier mache and wood. |
| Credit line | Given by the Misses Montefiore by the wish of their brother, their late John Montefiore, Esq. |
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| Accession number | T.105-1919 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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