Africa
Statuette
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Statuette, emblematical of Africa, from a set of the Continents, of white porcelain. The figure, naked except for the end of a heavy mantle thrown over the right thigh, sits looking upward and leaning on his right hand in which he grasps a bow, on the edge of a square pedestal of rough masonry rising from a rococo-scrolled base; his right leg is raised in the air, and in his left hand he holds up an arrow. A crouching lion looks out from a hollow in the base of the pedestal, and at the back of it is a tree-trunk with a few leaves.
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Title | Africa (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, glazed |
Brief description | Statuette, emblematical of Africa, from a set of the Continents, hard-paste porcelain, Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765-1770 |
Physical description | Statuette, emblematical of Africa, from a set of the Continents, of white porcelain. The figure, naked except for the end of a heavy mantle thrown over the right thigh, sits looking upward and leaning on his right hand in which he grasps a bow, on the edge of a square pedestal of rough masonry rising from a rococo-scrolled base; his right leg is raised in the air, and in his left hand he holds up an arrow. A crouching lion looks out from a hollow in the base of the pedestal, and at the back of it is a tree-trunk with a few leaves. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A shield with the arms of Bavaria, impressed |
Object history | Bought £58 14s. 9d. for Nos. C.34, 35-1911. |
Production | Adapted from a centrepiece probably made by Dominicus Auliczek in 1764. |
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Accession number | C.35-1911 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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