Youth
Figure
ca. 1770-1793 (made)
ca. 1770-1793 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Standing boy holding a goat and with a panier of grapes
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Youth (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a youth, perhaps symbolising Autumn, made by Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, about 1770-1793 |
| Physical description | Standing boy holding a goat and with a panier of grapes |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Object history | Acquisition type: Purchase |
| Production | According to a note in the register this is perhaps one of 'Les quatre Saisons habillées ...' listed in the Niderviller 'Tarif' published by A. Tainturier, 'Recherches sur les anciennes manufactures de porcelain et de faience (Alsace et Loraine), Strasbourg, 1868; here however, the figures are shown as 8", not 7½ as this example. The model was also produced at Niderviller in faience (see A. Lane, French Faience, 1948, pl. 82E) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1-1950 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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