Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of an actor in a costume, probably Turkish, standing on a four-footed rococo scrolled base with applied flowers and leaves, and wearing a fur cap, long yellow fur-lined cloak over a blue tunic with gilt facings, flowered breeches and high red boots.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of an actor in Turkish costume standing on a four-footed rococo scrolled base, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of an actor in a costume, probably Turkish, standing on a four-footed rococo scrolled base with applied flowers and leaves, and wearing a fur cap, long yellow fur-lined cloak over a blue tunic with gilt facings, flowered breeches and high red boots. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A dagger and anchor [in red] and a sword [in blue] |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Symmonds, London, for £1 10 shillings in June 1868 For other versions of this figure, see 3245-1853, 414:2-1885, and C.1138-1924 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 87 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:3-1885 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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