Figure
ca. 1756-1760 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of an actor, perhaps intended for David Garrick, standing on an oblong plinth, and wearing a pink sleeved cloak with yellow lining thrown over one shoulder, a white tunic with a pattern of stars, partially unbuttoned, red breeches and shoes, and white stockings, and his right hand rests on a book lying open on a panelled pedestal on the front of which are suspended a mask, a dagger and a wreath, and the book is inscribed with the words of which 'The cloud cap ... the gordeous' are legible.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of an actor standing on an oblong plinth, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of an actor, perhaps intended for David Garrick, standing on an oblong plinth, and wearing a pink sleeved cloak with yellow lining thrown over one shoulder, a white tunic with a pattern of stars, partially unbuttoned, red breeches and shoes, and white stockings, and his right hand rests on a book lying open on a panelled pedestal on the front of which are suspended a mask, a dagger and a wreath, and the book is inscribed with the words of which 'The cloud cap ... the gordeous' are legible. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'The cloud cap ... the gordeous' (Only words on the book on the plinth that are legible) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Acquired as Longton Hall Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from a sale at Sotheby's for £5 in June 1874 |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 431 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:676-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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