Figure
mid 18th century (made)
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Miniature figure of a woman in winter costume with a muff, of hard-paste porcelain. Mounted as a taperstick with neo-classical ormolu mounts, including a ring handle. The figure within a metal trellis painted green surrounded by ormolu branches with six soft-paste porcelain flowers. Painted in enamel colours and gilt, the costume black, puce and pale yellow with coloured Indian flowers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with ormolu mount |
| Brief description | Ormolu taperstick with miniature figure of a woman, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century |
| Physical description | Miniature figure of a woman in winter costume with a muff, of hard-paste porcelain. Mounted as a taperstick with neo-classical ormolu mounts, including a ring handle. The figure within a metal trellis painted green surrounded by ormolu branches with six soft-paste porcelain flowers. Painted in enamel colours and gilt, the costume black, puce and pale yellow with coloured Indian flowers. |
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| 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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| Accession number | C.959:1, 2-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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