Figure

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a soldier in porcelain painted with enamels. He stands drawing his dagger. He wears a red long-skirted jacket faced in white, yellow breeches, high black boots and black cocked hat. Green and brown mound base.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a soldier in porcelain painted with enamels, Limbach porcelain factory, Thuringia, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Figure of a soldier in porcelain painted with enamels. He stands drawing his dagger. He wears a red long-skirted jacket faced in white, yellow breeches, high black boots and black cocked hat. Green and brown mound base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
Conversion from the Register
Marks and inscriptions
'L B' (In monogram in red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.143-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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