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Male Turkish dancer

Figure
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a male Turkish dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands on a high moulded base with scrollwork picked out in purple and green, and applied flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMale Turkish dancer (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Figure of a male Turkish dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1755-1760.
Physical description
Figure of a male Turkish dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands on a high moulded base with scrollwork picked out in purple and green, and applied flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Bradshaw D37 p79.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. 109 p., pl.44c.
Collection
Accession number
C.697-1925

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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