John Wilkes
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of MP John Wilkes standing beside a pedestal inscribed 'IN° WILKES, Esqr' on which are scrolls with the words 'MAGNA CHARTA' and 'BILL OF RIGHTS'; at his feet is a cupid with a cap of liberty and a volume entitled 'LOCK ON GOV.T'; he stands on a rococo scrolled pedestal with a pink mantle thrown over his left shoulder, his left hand on his hip, and his right holding a pen and resting on the pedestal, which is picked out in gold, turquoise-blue and green.
Object details
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| Title | John Wilkes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of John Wilkes, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of MP John Wilkes standing beside a pedestal inscribed 'IN° WILKES, Esqr' on which are scrolls with the words 'MAGNA CHARTA' and 'BILL OF RIGHTS'; at his feet is a cupid with a cap of liberty and a volume entitled 'LOCK ON GOV.T'; he stands on a rococo scrolled pedestal with a pink mantle thrown over his left shoulder, his left hand on his hip, and his right holding a pen and resting on the pedestal, which is picked out in gold, turquoise-blue and green. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Companion piece to Sir Henry Seymour Conway 414:200-1885 (Sch. I 362) Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £10 in September 1869. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 362A - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:201-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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