Kitty Clive as Mrs Riot in Lethe
Figure
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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Figure in white soft-paste porcelain of actress Kitty Clive standing with her head thrown back, a spaniel under her right arm and a letter in her left hand, and she stands on a base applied with a floral spray, and wears a lace-trimmed bodice, a large crinoline dress and a wide lace cap.
Object details
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| Title | Kitty Clive as Mrs Riot in <i>Lethe</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure in white soft-paste porcelain of actress Kitty Clive as Mrs Riot in Lethe standing with her head thrown back, a spaniel under her right arm and a letter in her left hand, Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Figure in white soft-paste porcelain of actress Kitty Clive standing with her head thrown back, a spaniel under her right arm and a letter in her left hand, and she stands on a base applied with a floral spray, and wears a lace-trimmed bodice, a large crinoline dress and a wide lace cap. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Bought by Lady Charlotte Schreiber to form a pair with Henry Woodward 414:135-1885 (Sch I 1) One of these figures was bought by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Wareham, London, for £12 in May 1873 and the other from Brown, London, for £3 in April 1867 Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. Kitty Clive (née Rafter) is in the character of the Fine Lady in David Garrick's farce Lethe. Modelled after an engraving of 1750 by Charles Mosley after a watercolour by Thomas Worlidge (see References). The figure is copied from one that was in production at Bow porcelain factory in 1750 (the date incised on the base of a Bow model of this subject at the Fitzwilliam Museum and also the date of Mosley's engraving). |
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| Other number | Sch. I 1A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:135/A-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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