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Statuette

1830-1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of a man in bone china painted with enamels and gilded. He is standing and wears a wide black hat, brown coat, red waistcoat and purple pantaloons, supported by a tree-trunk on a circular base with applied flowers. Inscribed on the front of the base 'Paysan Piemontais de la Vallee d'Aoste'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Statuette of a man, bone china painted with enamels and gilded, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, 1830-1835.
Physical description
Statuette of a man in bone china painted with enamels and gilded. He is standing and wears a wide black hat, brown coat, red waistcoat and purple pantaloons, supported by a tree-trunk on a circular base with applied flowers. Inscribed on the front of the base 'Paysan Piemontais de la Vallee d'Aoste'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rockingham Works Brameld' (Impressed)
  • 'No. 57' (Incised)
  • 'Paysan Piemontais de la Vallee d'Aoste' (Inscribed on the front of the base)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Known as "Rockingham porcelain."
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3164-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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