Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Most unusually, this figure has no base. Without the protection and support provided by a base, it would have been vulnerable to damage both during firing and when handled.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and slightly gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a gallant kissing his hand, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a gallant kissing his hand; he wears a wig tied with a large black bow, a pink dressing-gown with pale yellow lining, white shirt and blue breeches |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Copied from one of a pair of Meissen figures modelled by Kändler ca. 1740 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van Galen, Amsterdam, for £5 in October 1873 |
| Historical context | Probably made as a table decoration for use during the dessert course. Porcelain figures were rarely made without bases, as here. |
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| Summary | Most unusually, this figure has no base. Without the protection and support provided by a base, it would have been vulnerable to damage both during firing and when handled. |
| Bibliographic reference | Adams, E. and Redstone, D. Bow Porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1981. 193 p.
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| Other number | Sch. I 53 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:26-1885 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2008 |
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