Figure
ca. 1762 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a dancing young man; he wears a crimson jacket with yellow sleves of theatrical or commedia dell'arte cut and clerical, legal or academic bands at his neck; he has a yellow hat and flowered breeches; he stands, supported by a tree stump with large applied flowers and leaves, on a four-footed rococo pedestal picked out in gold
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a dancing young man on a four-footed rococo pedestal, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1762 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a dancing young man; he wears a crimson jacket with yellow sleves of theatrical or commedia dell'arte cut and clerical, legal or academic bands at his neck; he has a yellow hat and flowered breeches; he stands, supported by a tree stump with large applied flowers and leaves, on a four-footed rococo pedestal picked out in gold |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with a young dancing woman, 414:15/A-1885 (Sch. I 90A) The pair were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Hamburger, Utrecht, for £15 in May 1875 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774. 1992, fig. 151 |
| Other number | Sch. I 90 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:15-1885 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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