Bust of Hercules
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bust of Hercules in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He wears a lion's skin round his head. Openwork pedestal picked out with enamels and gold.
Object details
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| Title | Bust of Hercules (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Bust of Hercules in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, or possibly Wirksworth, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Bust of Hercules in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He wears a lion's skin round his head. Openwork pedestal picked out with enamels and gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
| Production | Label - Chelsea-Derby. This model has been tentatively attributed to the Wirksworth Porcelain Factory by Gaye Blake Roberts in her article Wirksworth -- The Elusive Manufactory, Derby Porcelain International Society, no. 6 (2009), p. 28. |
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| Accession number | C.1418-1924 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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