Figure
ca. 1753-1755 (made)
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Figure group, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a naked boy on a galloping horse with a dog; he sits on a lion's skin thrown over the horse's back; they are supported on an oblong base with rounded ends, on which are applied flowers and foliage
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure group, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a naked boy on a galloping horse with a dog, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1753-55 |
| Physical description | Figure group, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a naked boy on a galloping horse with a dog; he sits on a lion's skin thrown over the horse's back; they are supported on an oblong base with rounded ends, on which are applied flowers and foliage |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Kerridge, London, for £5 in November 1873. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall. The model is copied from a seventeenth century bronze of Cupid galloping on horseback attributed to Francesco Fanelli, who was active in England ca. 1610-42 (Arthur Lane, English Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century, 1961, pp. 38 and 117 and pl. 81B) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Arthur Lane, English Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century, 1961, pp. 38 and 117 and pl. 81B |
| Other number | Sch. I 440 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:30-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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