Figure Group
1770-1775 (made)
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Figure group of a Hungarian soldier with a Turkish prisoner in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The soldier is wearing a short green jacket over a red coat and trousers, yellow boots, and a cylindrical black hat with a green feather and decorated in front with a gold crescent on a red ground. He holds his prisoner by the head and the hands which are tied behind him. The prisoner is naked to the waist and wears long red-striped Turkish trousers, yellow boots and a red and white turban. Rock-work base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure group of a Hungarian soldier with a Turkish prisoner in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Zürich faience and porcelain factory, Zürich, 1770-1775. |
| Physical description | Figure group of a Hungarian soldier with a Turkish prisoner in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. The soldier is wearing a short green jacket over a red coat and trousers, yellow boots, and a cylindrical black hat with a green feather and decorated in front with a gold crescent on a red ground. He holds his prisoner by the head and the hands which are tied behind him. The prisoner is naked to the waist and wears long red-striped Turkish trousers, yellow boots and a red and white turban. Rock-work base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Z' (in underglaze blue) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.221-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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