Figure
ca. 1753-1755 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a man in Turkish dress; he wears a blue and white turban, a fur-lined pink cloak over a long flowered yellow robe and pink trousers; a dagger is stuck in his sash; he stands on a round base with applied flowers and foliage
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 a man in Turkish dress standing on a round base, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1753-55 |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and slightly gilded, of a man in Turkish dress; he wears a blue and white turban, a fur-lined pink cloak over a long flowered yellow robe and pink trousers; a dagger is stuck in his sash; he stands on a round base with applied flowers and foliage |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Copied from a Meissen figure modelled ca. 1750 by J.J. Kändler, based on an etching in Différentes Nations du Levantby M. de Ferroil, Paris, 1714 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Lee, London, for £1 10 shillings in June 1868. Acquired as Bow porcelain. Subsequently reattributed to Longton Hall. Attributed to Vauxhall 2015. For versions of this figure in lead-glazed earthenware and enamelled white salt-glazed stoneware, see 858-1885 and C.64-1948 |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 438 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:25-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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