Group
ca. 1785 (made)
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Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain. Venus, swathed in drapery stands with her left foot resting on a tree stump. With her right hand she is cutting her toe-nails. Cupid has his quiver slung on his shoulder and stands by her left side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain, modelled by Schubert, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Fürstenberg, ca. 1785. |
| Physical description | Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain. Venus, swathed in drapery stands with her left foot resting on a tree stump. With her right hand she is cutting her toe-nails. Cupid has his quiver slung on his shoulder and stands by her left side. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Object history | After a model made by C. G. Schubert in 1782. |
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| Accession number | C.1532-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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