Arlott's Immortals
Figure
ca. 1982-1983 (made)
ca. 1982-1983 (made)
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Figure of Learie Constantine, as a fielder, bone china painted in enamel colours. The figure is reaching forwards, balanced on one leg, with one arm flung forwards and one up and back. He is wearing a red cap, full white cricket clothes. He stands on a round, green base which is on a round wooden base.
Object details
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| Title | Arlott's Immortals (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china painted in enamel colours |
| Brief description | Figure from the series of cricketers known as "Arlott's Immortals", made by D'Aquino Studio, England, ca. 1982-1983. |
| Physical description | Figure of Learie Constantine, as a fielder, bone china painted in enamel colours. The figure is reaching forwards, balanced on one leg, with one arm flung forwards and one up and back. He is wearing a red cap, full white cricket clothes. He stands on a round, green base which is on a round wooden base. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'No 150 D'AQUINO' (Painted in grey on the back of the base) |
| Object history | From the series of cricketers known as "Arlott's Immortals". The figure was modelled in plaster of Paris and then made in bone china in de Aquino's studio. D'Aquino said that the secret of obtaining stability in the kiln was to add a percentage of dental porcelain. The figure is first biscuit fired to 1250 °C then polished and sprayed with clear glaze on the hot biscuit to obtain a very thin coat of glaze, then fired at 1140 °C. The on-glaze decoration is next. Each colour is built up coat by coat and each coat has to be fired on separately, firstly at 820 °C and subsequently at 740 °C. |
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| Accession number | C.323C-1983 |
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| Record created | October 15, 2008 |
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