Figure Group
ca. 1800 (made)
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Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor mounted on a goat and he holds one of its horn. He carries two kids in a wooden carrier slung on his shoulders, and has a pair of scissors hanging at his side. Before him on the saddle are two pistols in holsters. The goat carries a flat-iron in its mouth. They stand on a rococo scrolled base, and are picked out with gilding. The tailor's shoes and hat are black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor mounted on a goat, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Figure group in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a tailor mounted on a goat and he holds one of its horn. He carries two kids in a wooden carrier slung on his shoulders, and has a pair of scissors hanging at his side. Before him on the saddle are two pistols in holsters. The goat carries a flat-iron in its mouth. They stand on a rococo scrolled base, and are picked out with gilding. The tailor's shoes and hat are black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. 62' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.284A-1935. Adapted from a Meissen figure modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1740s. |
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| Accession number | C.284-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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