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Figure

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of an old man, representing Winter, in porcelain painted with enamels. He stands warming his hands over a brazier. He wears a long white coat with turned-back green cuffs and green-lined hood, brown trousers, purple waistcoat and fur-trimmed hat. Scrolled mound base picked out in purple.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of an old man, representing Winter, in porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1755
Physical description
Figure of an old man, representing Winter, in porcelain painted with enamels. He stands warming his hands over a brazier. He wears a long white coat with turned-back green cuffs and green-lined hood, brown trousers, purple waistcoat and fur-trimmed hat. Scrolled mound base picked out in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
Conversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.271-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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