Asia
Figure
ca. 1751-1754 (made)
ca. 1751-1754 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Hard-paste porcelain figure of Asia, painted in enamels and gilt, made in France, about 1751-1754, Strasbourg porcelain factory
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Asia (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Hard-paste porcelain figure of Asia, painted in enamels and gilt, made in France, about 1751-1754, Strasbourg porcelain factory |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PH' and '6' impressed |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Production | Acquired as Strasbourg or Frankenthal c. 1755. According to a note in the register there are companion figures attributed to Strasbourg in the Musée des Arts decoratifs, Strasbourg. The 'PH' mark (for Paul Hannong) is an acknowledged mark for Strasbourg and Frankenthal, where the factory later moved. From a set of the Continents modelled by Johann Wilhelm Lanz for the Strasbourg factory, ca. 1750/51-1754. Lanz later repeated the group at Frankenthal ca. 1760. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For the later Frankenthal version, see Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, Frankenthaler Porzellan, Vol. I: Die Plastik (Munich, 2008), cat. 65 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.228-1940 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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