Group of cupids
Figure Group
1784-1800 (made)
1784-1800 (made)
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Figure group in biscuit porcelain. Four cupids in hats stand with two dogs on a rocky base surrounding a tree. One has a gun and wallet, two others are playing a hunting horn and a pipe respectively, and the fourth rests his arm on a bird cage.
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Title | Group of cupids (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
Brief description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1784-1800 |
Physical description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain. Four cupids in hats stand with two dogs on a rocky base surrounding a tree. One has a gun and wallet, two others are playing a hunting horn and a pipe respectively, and the fourth rests his arm on a bird cage. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs James, in memory of her son, George Brooksbank-James FRCS |
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Accession number | C.61:1-1924 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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