Pluto attended by Cerberus
Figure
1752-1755 (made)
1752-1755 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in white glazed soft-paste porcelain with traces of gilding, of Pluto attended by Cerberus, and the god has loose drapery round his body and a crown on his head, and he is represented in a striding attitude with his right leg advanced and outstretched arms, and Cerberus crouches behind him, and they are supported on a base with a grotesque mask at the back.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pluto attended by Cerberus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed soft-paste porcelain with traces of gilding |
| Brief description | Figure in white glazed soft-paste porcelain with traces of gilding, of Pluto attended by Cerberus, probably modelled by Agostino Carlini, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1752-1755. |
| Physical description | Figure in white glazed soft-paste porcelain with traces of gilding, of Pluto attended by Cerberus, and the god has loose drapery round his body and a crown on his head, and he is represented in a striding attitude with his right leg advanced and outstretched arms, and Cerberus crouches behind him, and they are supported on a base with a grotesque mask at the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Probably allegorical of Earth, from a set of the Elements Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from George, London, for £2 5 shillings in September 1878 Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mallet, J.V.G. 'Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby' in Walford, Tom and Hilary Young British Ceramic Design, 1600-2002: Papers presented at the colloquium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-2002. 2003, p. 52, fig. 18 |
| Other number | Sch. I 285 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:142-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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