Figure
ca. 1780 (made)
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Figure of a man emblematic of Winter, hard-paste porcelain. The man stands with his right hand in a muff, blowing on the fingers of his left hand. He wears a wig and queue, high fur cap, knee-length magenta coat faced with fur, and open in front to show a yellow and chocolate striped waistcoat and breeches, and black high boots. Moulded domed base slightly blued, and greenish stump for support at back.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a man emblematic of Winter, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels; Germany, Thuringai, Limbach porcelain factory, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Figure of a man emblematic of Winter, hard-paste porcelain. The man stands with his right hand in a muff, blowing on the fingers of his left hand. He wears a wig and queue, high fur cap, knee-length magenta coat faced with fur, and open in front to show a yellow and chocolate striped waistcoat and breeches, and black high boots. Moulded domed base slightly blued, and greenish stump for support at back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Two crossed L's, in mauve pink |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Robert W. E. Cecil |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. German porcelain London: Faber and Faber, 1947, Pl. 90A, p. 34. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.156-1939 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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