Figure
ca. 1800 (made)
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Figure of a lion in lead-glazed earthenware and painted in overglaze enamels, standing on an oblong plinth painted with black marbling and moulded with a cornice of acanthus-pattern coloured turquoise-blue. The lion is painted in brown with details in black and red, and rests a fore-paw on a white ball.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels and moulded |
| Brief description | Figure of a lion in lead-glazed earthenware and painted in overglaze enamels, standing on an oblong plinth, probably made at Burslem, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Figure of a lion in lead-glazed earthenware and painted in overglaze enamels, standing on an oblong plinth painted with black marbling and moulded with a cornice of acanthus-pattern coloured turquoise-blue. The lion is painted in brown with details in black and red, and rests a fore-paw on a white ball. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Derived from the antique bronze lion in the Loggia dei Lanzi at Florence. |
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| Other number | Sch. II 313 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1221-1885 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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