Figure
ca. 1751-1760 (made), ca. 1751 (modelled)
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Figure group of Dutch couple dancing, of hard-paste porcelain. Each figure with an arm and leg lifted, the other arm behind his back. Stump and rock supports. Flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt; the man with puce cap, cream jacket, deep green pants; the woman with puce bodice, blue skirt, white cap and apron.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure group of Dutch couple dancing, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled about 1751, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1751-60 |
| Physical description | Figure group of Dutch couple dancing, of hard-paste porcelain. Each figure with an arm and leg lifted, the other arm behind his back. Stump and rock supports. Flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt; the man with puce cap, cream jacket, deep green pants; the woman with puce bodice, blue skirt, white cap and apron. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, behind base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| 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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| Bibliographic reference | Berling, K. Meissner Porzellan und seine Geschichte Leipzig, 1900, p. 197 |
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| Accession number | C.954-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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