Aesculapius
Figure
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of bearded Aesculapius standing on a square base with gilt lines, and he is clad in a pink-lined himation thrown over the right shoulder, he leans on a long club, and holds a scroll in his right hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Aesculapius (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of bearded Aesculapius standing on a square base, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of bearded Aesculapius standing on a square base with gilt lines, and he is clad in a pink-lined himation thrown over the right shoulder, he leans on a long club, and holds a scroll in his right hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '99' (Figure model number incised on base) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Kalb or Kalf and Soojet or Soujet, Amsterdam, for £3 in October 1881 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848. London : Faber & Faber, 1990. 250 p., pl. 203.
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| Other number | Sch. I 351 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:418-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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