Two virgins awaking Cupid
Figure Group
1778-1790 (made)
1778-1790 (made)
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Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid. Cupid lies asleep on a heap of rocks with his head resting on his quiver and an overturned bottle lies on the ground by his side. The two virgins stand looking at him, one holding out her right hand as if to tickle his ear with a straw. Behind them is a tree.
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Title | Two virgins awaking Cupid (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
Brief description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid, repair attributed to Joseph Hill, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1778-1790. |
Physical description | Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid. Cupid lies asleep on a heap of rocks with his head resting on his quiver and an overturned bottle lies on the ground by his side. The two virgins stand looking at him, one holding out her right hand as if to tickle his ear with a straw. Behind them is a tree. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | The incised triangle is the mark of Joseph Hill by whom this specimen was moulded and put together. |
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Bibliographic reference | The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972
No. 1447 |
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Accession number | C.275-1935 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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