Figure
ca. 1750 (made)
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Figure of a hurdy-gurdy player, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze colours. He is seated, the hurdy-gurdy across his knees, wearing a dull blue coat and yellow breeches; a bag slung across his back. Mound base with applied flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze colours rather than overglaze enamels, unusual for Chelsea figures of this period |
| Brief description | Figure of a hurdy-gurdy player, after Meissen porcelain, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze colours, Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, about 1750 |
| Physical description | Figure of a hurdy-gurdy player, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze colours. He is seated, the hurdy-gurdy across his knees, wearing a dull blue coat and yellow breeches; a bag slung across his back. Mound base with applied flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor in relief on an applied oval medallion |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Stoner & Evans, 1928. From the E.S. Mc Euen Collection. Exhibited on loan at the Chelsea China Exhibition June 1924. see "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China & Pottery", item 1725, p. 51, pl. 6. After Meissen porcelain. For the Meissen original, see C.H. Fischer Sale Catalogue 1906, no. 710, pl. XVII. |
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| Accession number | C.78-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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