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Figure

1903 (modelled), ca. 1930 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain figure of a seated fox, painted with underglaze greys and browns.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain modelled and painted in underglaze colours
Brief description
Figure of seated fox, porcelain painted in underglaze browns and greys, modelled by Erik Nielsen, manufactured by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, ca. 1930.
Physical description
Porcelain figure of a seated fox, painted with underglaze greys and browns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ‘ROYAL COPENHAGEN DENMARK’ around a crown (Printed in green)
  • '437/NJ' and [Illegible impression] and 'EN' in monogram (Incised)
  • Three wavy lines and 'COX' (Painted in blue)
  • '946/437' (Painted in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 37 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.117-1931

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2008
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