Figure Group
ca. 1753-1755 (made)
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Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, of a Turkish man leading a horse.He wears a turban, a long coat reaching to his ankles, being lined with yellow and tucked up in front into his sash, and the horse is in a rearing attitude. Supported by a stump with applied flowers and foliage, and the group rests on a round base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, enamels and slightly gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group, in soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, enamels and slightly gilded, of a Turkish man leading a horse, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1753-55 |
| Physical description | Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, of a Turkish man leading a horse.He wears a turban, a long coat reaching to his ankles, being lined with yellow and tucked up in front into his sash, and the horse is in a rearing attitude. Supported by a stump with applied flowers and foliage, and the group rests on a round base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Copied with slight modifications from a Meissen group modelled ca. 1750 by Kändler One of a pair with 414:29-1885 (Sch. I 441) The pair were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dalgleish, London, for £5 in May 1867. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Production | Previously attributed to Longton Hall |
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| Other number | Sch. I 441A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:29/A-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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