Figure
1760-1770 (made)
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Figure of a boy with coffee-pot, after a European model. The half-draped figure stands on a low, square base with grassy mouldings supported from behind by a stump, with left foot forward, holding the pot in his left hand and grasping the lid with his right. The flesh is naturalistically coloured; the robe is crimson, the base green, the pot painted with designs in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a boy with coffee-pot, after a European model, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Figure of a boy with coffee-pot, after a European model. The half-draped figure stands on a low, square base with grassy mouldings supported from behind by a stump, with left foot forward, holding the pot in his left hand and grasping the lid with his right. The flesh is naturalistically coloured; the robe is crimson, the base green, the pot painted with designs in blue. |
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| Credit line | Basil Ionides Bequest |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.99-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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