Minerva
Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Minerva clad in a cuirass with gilt scales over a purple tunic, a turquoise-blue cloak hanging from her left shoulder, a purple helmet with red and white plumes, and a flowered skirt, and she stands supported by a shield moulded with Medusa's head, and rests on a rococo scrolled base.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Minerva (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 Minerva clad in a cuirass with gilt scales, and she stands supported by a shield moulded with Medusa's head, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765. |
Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Minerva clad in a cuirass with gilt scales over a purple tunic, a turquoise-blue cloak hanging from her left shoulder, a purple helmet with red and white plumes, and a flowered skirt, and she stands supported by a shield moulded with Medusa's head, and rests on a rococo scrolled base. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | One of a pair with 414:190-1885 (Sch. I 303) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mrs Haliburton, Richmond, for £30 in June 1874 |
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Other number | Sch. I 303A - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:190/A-1885 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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