Mars
Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, of Mars clad in a cuirass with gilt scales over a turquoise-blue tunic, a white cloak hanging from his shoulders, a purple helmet with white plume, and buskins; he stands holding a sword in his left hand with a purple standard, a shield, drum and cannon-ball at his feet; supported on a rococo scrolled base
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mars (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 Mars clad in a cuirass with gilt scales and standing holding a sword in his left hand, Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, of Mars clad in a cuirass with gilt scales over a turquoise-blue tunic, a white cloak hanging from his shoulders, a purple helmet with white plume, and buskins; he stands holding a sword in his left hand with a purple standard, a shield, drum and cannon-ball at his feet; supported on a rococo scrolled base |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:190/A-1885 (Sch. I 303A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mrs Haliburton, Richmond, for £30 in June 1874 Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 303 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:190-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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