The Toper
Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a young woman reclining upon a tree trunk; she is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front, and on either side is a branch with applied flowers and foliage; she leans on a cask and raises a wine-glass to her lips with her right hand; she is dressed in a purple bodice, a flowered skirt, and red shoes, and she has a red plum in her hair.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Toper (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a young woman reclining upon a tree trunk and drinking wine, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a young woman reclining upon a tree trunk; she is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front, and on either side is a branch with applied flowers and foliage; she leans on a cask and raises a wine-glass to her lips with her right hand; she is dressed in a purple bodice, a flowered skirt, and red shoes, and she has a red plum in her hair. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:694-1885 (Sch. I 703) Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased these figures from Kerridge, London, for £6 10 shillings in January 1873 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 703A - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:694/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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