Figure
ca. 1785 (made)
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Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a young musician. Standing figure of a girl, slightly tinted and gilded, and playing a hurdy-gurdy on a rococo scrolled base.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a young girl playing the hurdy-gurdy, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1785. |
Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a young musician. Standing figure of a girl, slightly tinted and gilded, and playing a hurdy-gurdy on a rococo scrolled base. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '10' (Figure model number incised on base) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | One of a pair with C.255-1935. |
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Accession number | C.255A-1935 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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