Figure
ca. 1736-1740 (made), ca. 1736 (modelled)
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Figure of Tyrolean playing bagpipes, of hard-paste porcelain. Man seated on a rock support, turning left, wearing tricorn hat and pleated collar. Crossed, unsupported legs extending beyond base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. Black hat, pale grey jacket with sgraffito ornament, puce breeches, iron-red shoes with yellow bows. Mounted as a candlestick on Rococo ormolu base with metal branches painted green holding soft-paste flowers and two ormolu nozzles.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with ormolu mount |
| Brief description | Figure of Tyrolean playing bagpipes, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, with ormolu mount, probably modelled by J. F. Eberlein and J. J. Kändler about 1736, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1736-40 |
| Physical description | Figure of Tyrolean playing bagpipes, of hard-paste porcelain. Man seated on a rock support, turning left, wearing tricorn hat and pleated collar. Crossed, unsupported legs extending beyond base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. Black hat, pale grey jacket with sgraffito ornament, puce breeches, iron-red shoes with yellow bows. Mounted as a candlestick on Rococo ormolu base with metal branches painted green holding soft-paste flowers and two ormolu nozzles. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Associated object | C.920-1919 (Set) |
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| Accession number | C.919-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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