Saturn
Statuette
1765-1770 (made), 1760 (modelled)
1765-1770 (made), 1760 (modelled)
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Figure of a boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. One foot is slightly raised above an open book of music supported on a flat rococo scrolled base painted with herbage. Red and yellow drapery passes over his left leg and flies out in the wind behind him.
Object details
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| Title | Saturn (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, from a series of putto as Ovidian Gods, modelled by F.A. Bustelli, 1760, made by Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Nymphenburg, 1765-1770. |
| Physical description | Figure of a boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. One foot is slightly raised above an open book of music supported on a flat rococo scrolled base painted with herbage. Red and yellow drapery passes over his left leg and flies out in the wind behind him. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr J.H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Model introduced in 1760, perhaps a model altered by repairer. |
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| Accession number | C.24-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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