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Boy and girl dancing a reel
William Duesbury & Co. - Enlarge image
Boy and girl dancing a reel
- Object:
Figure group
- Place of origin:
Derby, England (made)
- Date:
1775-1780 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
William Duesbury & Co. (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
- Museum number:
414:415-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 9, shelf 2
Physical description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of a boy and girl dancing, and they dance with their hands clasped behind their backs, and the boy wears a black hat with a light blue ribbon, jacket and waistcoat, and yellow breeches, and the girl is in a white dress with pink lacing in front, a white apron, striped yellow petticoat, and there are coloured ribbons in her hair.
Place of Origin
Derby, England (made)
Date
1775-1780 (made)
Artist/maker
William Duesbury & Co. (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Marks and inscriptions
'46'
Dimensions
Height: 15.9 cm
Descriptive line
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of a boy and girl dancing, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1775-1780.
Production Note
Label - adapted from La Danse allemande modelled by Falconet produced by Sèvres 1765. Bradshaw p201.
Materials
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Boy; Girl; Dancing
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
