Figure
ca. 1755 (made), ca. 1755 (modelled)
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Figure of an absintle vendor, from a series of 'Cries of Paris', of hard-paste porcelain. Striding man wearing sabots, carrying a lantern and bottle-basket. Rococo base with flowers. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: the costume in pale tones of puce, yellow, lavender and 'sea-green', black hat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of an absintle vendor, from a series of 'Cries of Paris', hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, probably modelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, about 1755, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Figure of an absintle vendor, from a series of 'Cries of Paris', of hard-paste porcelain. Striding man wearing sabots, carrying a lantern and bottle-basket. Rococo base with flowers. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: the costume in pale tones of puce, yellow, lavender and 'sea-green', black hat. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Object history | The series was probably modelled about 1755 by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, after drawings by C. G. Huet dated 1753. |
| 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.949-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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