Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy wearing a brown hat and shoes, green coat with purple collar, and red breeches; he is seated on a stump playing a pipe and tabor; he is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy seated on a stump playing a pipe and tabor, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy wearing a brown hat and shoes, green coat with purple collar, and red breeches; he is seated on a stump playing a pipe and tabor; he is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:686-1885 (Sch. I 698); on this, however, see below. Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased one of these figures from Williams [?] for 15 shillings in January 1868 and the other from Mr Hopkinson's sale, Christie's, for £ 10 shillings in November 1869 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 698A - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:686/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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