Discretion
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Discretion, symbolised by a nude Cupid with a loose scarf thrown round his body, and he stands on a rocky mound covered with flowering plants and shells beside a gilt-edged urn hung with festoons supported on a square pedestal, and he has his quiver slung on his left shoulder and is raising his forefinger to his lips.
Object details
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| Title | Discretion (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Discretion, symbolised by a nude Cupid standing beside an urn, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Discretion, symbolised by a nude Cupid with a loose scarf thrown round his body, and he stands on a rocky mound covered with flowering plants and shells beside a gilt-edged urn hung with festoons supported on a square pedestal, and he has his quiver slung on his left shoulder and is raising his forefinger to his lips. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:410/A-1885 (Sch. I 344A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Miss Haliburton, Isleworth, for £5 in 1869 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848. London: Faber & Faber, 1990. 180 p., pl.139.
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| Other number | Sch. I 344 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:410-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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