Figure
ca. 1770-1775 (made)
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Figure of a musician youth, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing boy with stump support, elegantly dressed and playing the fife. Rococo base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the costume puce, turquoise and pale yellow, partly in striped pattern.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Figure depicting a young man standing playing a fife, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1770-75 |
Physical description | Figure of a musician youth, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing boy with stump support, elegantly dressed and playing the fife. Rococo base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the costume puce, turquoise and pale yellow, partly in striped pattern. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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Accession number | C.2563-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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