Figure
1752-1753 (made)
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Figure in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a hurdy-gurdy player. He stands before a tree stump and holds the hurdy-gurdy in front of him. Almost-square mound base with applied flowers and leaves.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Glazed soft-paste porcelain |
Brief description | Figure in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a hurdy-gurdy player, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, 1752-1753. |
Physical description | Figure in glazed soft-paste porcelain of a hurdy-gurdy player. He stands before a tree stump and holds the hurdy-gurdy in front of him. Almost-square mound base with applied flowers and leaves. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr W. A. J. Floersheim, Esq. |
Object history | Modelled by Josef Willems after a Meissen original model. |
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Bibliographic reference | Manners, Errol. A Documentary ‘Girl-in-a-Swing’ Seal and other considerations on the porcelain of Charles Gouyn’s factory. English Ceramics Circle Transactions, Volume 18, part 3, 2004, pp 398-407. Illustrated fig. 6, p. 401 for comparison with the version of the model made at Charles Gouyn's (Girl-in-a-Swing) factory. |
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Accession number | C.149-1931 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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