Figure
ca. 1756-1760 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of an actor (?) man reclining to the left on a rock and supporting a shallow basket with his left hand; his right arm is raised, and he wears a pink coat over a white waistcoat with a pattern of stars, red breeches, white stockings, and black shoes, and he rests on a rococo scrolled base with applied flowers
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 (?) reclining on a rock, Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of an actor (?) man reclining to the left on a rock and supporting a shallow basket with his left hand; his right arm is raised, and he wears a pink coat over a white waistcoat with a pattern of stars, red breeches, white stockings, and black shoes, and he rests on a rococo scrolled base with applied flowers |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Acquired as Longton Hall Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Emerson Norman, Norwich, in May 1868 [price not recorded] |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall |
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| Other number | Sch. I 433 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:679-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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