Aesculapius
Figure
ca. 1790 (made)
ca. 1790 (made)
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Figure of Aesculapius in biscuit soft-paste porcelain. He is standing, resting on a tall club or tree by his right, a scroll in his right hand, the forefinger of which is touching his beard; bare shoulders, flowing cloak caught up at the waist; bare feet. Square low pedestal.
Object details
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| Title | Aesculapius (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Biscuit soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure of Aesculapius, biscuit porcelain, master model probably modelled by John Charles Felix Rossi (RA), manufactured by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Figure of Aesculapius in biscuit soft-paste porcelain. He is standing, resting on a tall club or tree by his right, a scroll in his right hand, the forefinger of which is touching his beard; bare shoulders, flowing cloak caught up at the waist; bare feet. Square low pedestal. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr E. Percival Allam |
| Production | Perhaps the figure model referred to in William Bemrose, Bow, Chelsea and Derby Porcelain, p. 114: 'Mr Vulliamy's respects and will give Mr Rossi a design for the male figure to match the female now modelling which he says will be a figure of Aesculapius (Jospeh Lygo to William Duesbury II, 4 November 1788). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.305-1931 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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