Architecture
Figure
1761-1764 (made)
1761-1764 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of Architecture. Figure of a putto stands with his right foot thrown forward and raising his left hand to his head. He grasps a sapling in his right hand, which springs from between his feet. A pair of compasses, a plumb-line and rulers are tucked inside a red belt round his waist which holds a wrap dotted with purple rosettes over his right thigh. On his head is a laurel wreath and a castle. Oval base with rococo scrolled edges, painted green on top, and purple and gilt at the sides.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Architecture |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of Architecture, modelled by C. Vogelmann, Kelsterbach porcelain factory, Kelsterbach, 1761-1764. |
| Physical description | Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of Architecture. Figure of a putto stands with his right foot thrown forward and raising his left hand to his head. He grasps a sapling in his right hand, which springs from between his feet. A pair of compasses, a plumb-line and rulers are tucked inside a red belt round his waist which holds a wrap dotted with purple rosettes over his right thigh. On his head is a laurel wreath and a castle. Oval base with rococo scrolled edges, painted green on top, and purple and gilt at the sides. |
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| Object history | Architecture from a series of the Liberal Arts. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Alexa-Beatrice Christ, 'Vogelmann & reliquis: Kelsterbacher Figuren aus international Sammlungen', Darmstadt, 2011, pl. 3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.20-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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