Bust
ca. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Bust of a boy, one of a pair, in the costume of the eighteen century. Hard-paste porcelain. Hair tied back with ribbon; the underside of the bust decorated with rococo scrolls in relief, and the whole supported on a quatrefoil base ornamented with a row of vertical grooves.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Bust of a boy, one of a pair, hard-paste porcelain, France or Germany, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Bust of a boy, one of a pair, in the costume of the eighteen century. Hard-paste porcelain. Hair tied back with ribbon; the underside of the bust decorated with rococo scrolls in relief, and the whole supported on a quatrefoil base ornamented with a row of vertical grooves. |
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| Object history | One of a pair with 4617-1858. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4616-1858 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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