Figure
ca. 1748 (made), ca. 1748 (modelled)
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Figure of a porter of hard-paste porcelain, after an engraving in the Bonchardon-Caylus 'Cris de Paris' (1737-46). Standing man with stump support, on his back a carrying rack for bundles. Painted with enamel colours, the tricorn hat black, coat pale yellow, breeches white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a porter, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, probably modelled by Peter Reinicke about 1748, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1748. |
| Physical description | Figure of a porter of hard-paste porcelain, after an engraving in the Bonchardon-Caylus 'Cris de Paris' (1737-46). Standing man with stump support, on his back a carrying rack for bundles. Painted with enamel colours, the tricorn hat black, coat pale yellow, breeches white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, behind base) |
| 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.926-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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