Figure Group
1752-1755 (made)
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Figure group of a Chinese man and boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, representing the sense of Taste. The man stands to the left holding a glass and bottle, wearing a white cloak, red sash, yellow jacket with pink collar and sleeves, crimson flowered underskirt, and black pointed hat; at his feet are two flasks. The boy leans over a basket containing bottles, resting on its side, and wears a yellow jacket with red sash. Plain mound base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group of a Chinese man and boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, representing the sense of Taste, probably modelled by A. Carlini, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1752-1755. |
| Physical description | Figure group of a Chinese man and boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, representing the sense of Taste. The man stands to the left holding a glass and bottle, wearing a white cloak, red sash, yellow jacket with pink collar and sleeves, crimson flowered underskirt, and black pointed hat; at his feet are two flasks. The boy leans over a basket containing bottles, resting on its side, and wears a yellow jacket with red sash. Plain mound base. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Stoner & Evans, 1931. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mallet, J.V.G. 'Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby' in Walford, Tom and Hilary Young British Ceramic Design, 1600-2002: Papers presented at the colloquium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-2002. 2003, p. 54, fig. 25 |
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| Accession number | C.103-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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