Huntsman
Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure of a sportsman (hunter) in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is standing holding a gun, butt downwards, in his right hand; behind him is a dog, lying on the ground and a low 'bocage' with applied flowers. He wears a fur-lined pink coat, wasistcoat with red and gold scale pattern, black hat and mauve breeches flowered in red and gold. Rococo-scrolled base picked out in green and pink. The companion to C.165-1931.
Object details
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| Title | Huntsman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled in colours and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a huntsman, one of a pair, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure of a sportsman (hunter) in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is standing holding a gun, butt downwards, in his right hand; behind him is a dog, lying on the ground and a low 'bocage' with applied flowers. He wears a fur-lined pink coat, wasistcoat with red and gold scale pattern, black hat and mauve breeches flowered in red and gold. Rococo-scrolled base picked out in green and pink. The companion to C.165-1931. |
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| Credit line | Given by W. A. J. Floersheim |
| Production | Label states Early Chelsea-Derby from a Chelsea original. |
| Associated object | C.153-1931 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Twitchett, John. Derby Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. pl.105.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.152-1931 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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