Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Mercury seated on a pedestal and holding the caduceus in his right hand and a letter in his left. His mantle falls over his back from his right shoulder. The pedestal has raised rococo scrolls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Mercury, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Buen Retiro, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Mercury seated on a pedestal and holding the caduceus in his right hand and a letter in his left. His mantle falls over his back from his right shoulder. The pedestal has raised rococo scrolls. |
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| Gallery label | Figure Mercury
Porcelain
SPAIN (BUEN RETIRO); about 1770
325-1876
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
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| Accession number | 325-1876 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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