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On display
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Figure

ca. 1752-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Carlini, Agostino (modeller)
Place of origin
Derby (made)

Chinoiserie figure group depicting the sense of Hearing. Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. Derby; 1740-1750.

Object details

Categories
Porcelain
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Porcelain
Glazed
Brief description
Chinoiserie figure group depicting the sense of Hearing
Physical description
Chinoiserie figure group representing the sense of Hearing
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.1cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
  • Depth: 10.9cm
Style
Chinoiserie
Subject depicted
Hearing
Summary
Chinoiserie figure group depicting the sense of Hearing. Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels. Derby; 1740-1750.
Bibliographic references
  • Brunel, George, et al, Pagodes et Dragons: Exotisme et Fantaisie dans l'Europe Rococo, 1720-1770 (Association Paris-Musées: Musée Cernuschi: Paris, 2007)
  • Mallet, J.V.G. 'Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby' in Walford, Tom and Hilary Young British Ceramic Design, 1600-2002: Papers presented at the colloquium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-2002. 2003, p. 54, fig. 25
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.109-1977

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Record createdAugust 15, 2006
Record URL
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