James Quin as Falstaff
Figure
1765-1770 (made)
1765-1770 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of the actor James Quin in the character of Falstaff; he is standing dressed in a plumed pink hat, pink coat, over a flowered doublet, green breeches, and top boots; he holds a sword in his right hand, and on the left arm is a shield; a paper sticking out of a pocket in the doublet is inscribed with a list; he is supported by a tree stump on a rococo scrolled base, picked out in gold and turquoise-blue, and with applied flowers and foliage
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | James Quin as Falstaff (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, of the actor James Quin in the character of Falstaff standing on a rococo scrolled base, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1765-1770. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of the actor James Quin in the character of Falstaff; he is standing dressed in a plumed pink hat, pink coat, over a flowered doublet, green breeches, and top boots; he holds a sword in his right hand, and on the left arm is a shield; a paper sticking out of a pocket in the doublet is inscribed with a list; he is supported by a tree stump on a rococo scrolled base, picked out in gold and turquoise-blue, and with applied flowers and foliage |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ' A Capon _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 / [with 's.' and 'd.' in italics above the numbers, for shillings and pence]
Sauce _ _ _ _ _ 4 0 /
Sack _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 0 /
11 0 [below the numbers, with a line above and below, representing the total price]' (On the paper sticking out ot a pocket in the doublet) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from The Chemists, Teuly [??] for £5 in February 1874. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Falstaff |
| Other number | Sch. I 305 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:204-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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