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1789 (made)
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Figure group of hard-paste porcelain, symbolic of oriental trade. Painted with enamels. Standing on a rock base, beside a tree stump, is a gentleman in a brown jacket, red-edged yellow waistcoat, black breeches, stockings and shoes. He is surrounded by three people from the Far East, a barrel and a bale of merchandise. To his right is a Chinese boy holding out a tray with a coffee pot, cups and a basin. A lady stands behind the boy wearing a blue-crowned jewelled turban with a red-striped band caught in at the waist, a fur-edged pink long cloak with trousers, and she holds out a cup. Behind stands a Turkish man with a black-crowned turban, fur-edged green long cloak, striped undergarment and pink sash and trousers. Between them is a dog and a Turkish sword. The base is composed of a heap of flat rocks coloured brown, green, yellow and grey.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain, probably Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, dated 1789. |
Physical description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain, symbolic of oriental trade. Painted with enamels. Standing on a rock base, beside a tree stump, is a gentleman in a brown jacket, red-edged yellow waistcoat, black breeches, stockings and shoes. He is surrounded by three people from the Far East, a barrel and a bale of merchandise. To his right is a Chinese boy holding out a tray with a coffee pot, cups and a basin. A lady stands behind the boy wearing a blue-crowned jewelled turban with a red-striped band caught in at the waist, a fur-edged pink long cloak with trousers, and she holds out a cup. Behind stands a Turkish man with a black-crowned turban, fur-edged green long cloak, striped undergarment and pink sash and trousers. Between them is a dog and a Turkish sword. The base is composed of a heap of flat rocks coloured brown, green, yellow and grey. |
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Accession number | C.130-1931 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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