Man playing bagpipes
Figure
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Figure of a shepherd playing bag-pipes in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is seated on a mound from which grows clumps of 'bocage' and has a hound at his side. He wears a short-sleeved turquoise garment over a coat with a flowered pattern, yellow knee-breeches and a black hat with a floral cresting. The base is modelled as rococo scrolls.
Object details
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| Title | Man playing bagpipes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Man playing bagpipes, pair with lady playing mandoline, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765-1770 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherd playing bag-pipes in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is seated on a mound from which grows clumps of 'bocage' and has a hound at his side. He wears a short-sleeved turquoise garment over a coat with a flowered pattern, yellow knee-breeches and a black hat with a floral cresting. The base is modelled as rococo scrolls. |
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| Production | Acquired as Chelsea-Derby, ca. 1775 |
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| Associated object | CIRC.553-1912 (Set) |
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| Accession number | CIRC.552-1912 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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