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Figure

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in hard-paste porcelain of a gentleman holding a snuff box. He stands before a tree stump, wearing a black three-cornered hat, long-tailed green coat and breeches, and red striped waistcoat and white stockings. Circular small base in brown and greenish blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain of a gentleman with a snuff box, Cozzi pottery factory, Venice, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain of a gentleman holding a snuff box. He stands before a tree stump, wearing a black three-cornered hat, long-tailed green coat and breeches, and red striped waistcoat and white stockings. Circular small base in brown and greenish blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Width: 7.8cm
  • Depth: 4.2cm
Gallery label
Gentleman with a Snuff Box Porcelain ITALY (VENICE, COZZI); about 1780 Gift of Mr W. A. J. Floersheim C.175-1931 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Given by Mr W. A. J. Floersheim
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.175-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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