Figure
ca. 1756-1760 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a young man as a musician; he wears a wide-brimmed black hat, short purple cape, flowered yellow tunic, crimson breeches, white stockings, and black shoes; he sits with a violin supported on his left hip on a rocky mound, which rises from a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a young man as a musician sitting with a violin supported on his left hip, Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a young man as a musician; he wears a wide-brimmed black hat, short purple cape, flowered yellow tunic, crimson breeches, white stockings, and black shoes; he sits with a violin supported on his left hip on a rocky mound, which rises from a rococo scrolled base decorated with applied flowers |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Acquired as Longton Hall Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Allworthy, London, in January 1869 [price not recorded] |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall |
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| Other number | Sch. I 430 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:682-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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