Earth
Figure
ca. 1772 (made)
ca. 1772 (made)
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Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of Earth represented as a young husband-man with eyes, eyebrows, and nostrils picked out in black, and lips in red; he wears a cloak thrown back from his shoulders over a sleeveless flowered tunic with gold spots and gold lines round the edges, and purple sandals; he stands beside a tree-stump with his left foot raised on the blade of a spade, on the handle of which rests both his hands; at his feet is an overturned basket of fruit and vegetables, with a rake and a hoe
Object details
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Title | Earth (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 Earth represented as a young husband-man, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1772 |
Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of Earth represented as a young husband-man with eyes, eyebrows, and nostrils picked out in black, and lips in red; he wears a cloak thrown back from his shoulders over a sleeveless flowered tunic with gold spots and gold lines round the edges, and purple sandals; he stands beside a tree-stump with his left foot raised on the blade of a spade, on the handle of which rests both his hands; at his feet is an overturned basket of fruit and vegetables, with a rake and a hoe |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mrs Haliburton, Richmond, for £5 5 shillings in July 1868 |
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Other number | Sch. I 744 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:732-1885 |
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Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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