Group
ca. 1770-1780 (made)
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Figure group in glazed white hard-paste porcelain. A sculpture seated surrounded by his tools, and with a naked boy on his lap and a naked woman standing behind holding a mask.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed white hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group in glazed white hard-paste porcelain, probably modelled by Wilhelm Christian Meyer, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Berlin, ca. 1770-1780. |
| Physical description | Figure group in glazed white hard-paste porcelain. A sculpture seated surrounded by his tools, and with a naked boy on his lap and a naked woman standing behind holding a mask. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A sceptre (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | From a series of the Seven Liberal Arts. |
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| Accession number | C.69-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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