Figure Group
1741-1744 (made)
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Figure group of embracing lovers in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Seated, the woman in loose-fitting clothes, the man in stage 'Spanish' costume. The man with blue jacket and black breeches, the woman in white with an iron-red drapery with gold and black oriental flowers and yellow lining.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Figure group of lovers, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, modelled by J.J. Kändler, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1741-1744. |
Physical description | Figure group of embracing lovers in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Seated, the woman in loose-fitting clothes, the man in stage 'Spanish' costume. The man with blue jacket and black breeches, the woman in white with an iron-red drapery with gold and black oriental flowers and yellow lining. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest |
Object history | Sir Ernest Cassel (Brook House Collection Sale, Puttick & Simpson, 25 May 1932, No. 650) |
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.116-1932 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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