Pastille Burner
ca. 1796-ca. 1813 (made)
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Pastille burner of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. With a semi-ovoid body and two gilt handles in the form of satyrs' masks, concave shoulder and neck and high foot. On one side in an eight-sided panel is a mountainous landscape with a castle. The remaining surface is streaked in grey-blue and crimson and with gilt veining to imitate marble.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colours and gilded |
| Brief description | Pastille burner of porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Pinxton Porcelain Factory, Pinxton, ca. 1796-ca. 1813 |
| Physical description | Pastille burner of porcelain painted in colours and gilded. With a semi-ovoid body and two gilt handles in the form of satyrs' masks, concave shoulder and neck and high foot. On one side in an eight-sided panel is a mountainous landscape with a castle. The remaining surface is streaked in grey-blue and crimson and with gilt veining to imitate marble. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
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| Accession number | C.358-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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