Air
Bust
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bust of a man in earthenware painted with enamels, emblematic of Air. His head is turned half to the left and he has curly hair, coloured grey. A cloak, formed of an eagle's skin across his shoulder is coloured brownish-red. On a square plinth decorated with oil-gilded garlands in relief and brownish-red lines.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Air (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels and oil-gilded |
| Brief description | Bust of a man in earthenware painted with enamels, emblematic of Air, Leeds Pottery, Leeds, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Bust of a man in earthenware painted with enamels, emblematic of Air. His head is turned half to the left and he has curly hair, coloured grey. A cloak, formed of an eagle's skin across his shoulder is coloured brownish-red. On a square plinth decorated with oil-gilded garlands in relief and brownish-red lines. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LEEDS POTTERY' (Impressed on the base, repeated twice) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. II 431 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1160-1885 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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