Figure Group
ca. 1770-1775 (made)
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Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a lady and gentleman reading books, emblematic of Poetry. She holds a book inscribed 'Quid libet audendi semper: fuit aequa potestas'. The man holds an open book inscribed 'putoribus atque poetis'. A large book stands on the ground at his feet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, modelled by K.G. Lück, made by Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Frankenthal, ca. 1770-1775 |
| Physical description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a lady and gentleman reading books, emblematic of Poetry. She holds a book inscribed 'Quid libet audendi semper: fuit aequa potestas'. The man holds an open book inscribed 'putoribus atque poetis'. A large book stands on the ground at his feet. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
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| Accession number | C.939-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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