Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of an old man representing Winter; he wears a long white coat with a yellow-lined hood, a blue fur-trimmed cap, blue breeches, and yellow stockings, and he stands warming his hands over a brazier, and he is supported on a scrolled base
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of an old man representing Winter, made by Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of an old man representing Winter; he wears a long white coat with a yellow-lined hood, a blue fur-trimmed cap, blue breeches, and yellow stockings, and he stands warming his hands over a brazier, and he is supported on a scrolled base |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mme Beavan, Paris, for £3 in April 1874. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 437 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:169-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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