Group
ca. 1790 (made)
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Figure group in tin glazed hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of peasants. They stand on a rocky base with tree stumps and flowers in relief. The man and woman are turning towards each other and they hold flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin glazed hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure group in tin glazed hard-paste porcelain of peasants, Doccia porcelain factory, Doccia, ca. 1790. |
| Physical description | Figure group in tin glazed hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of peasants. They stand on a rocky base with tree stumps and flowers in relief. The man and woman are turning towards each other and they hold flowers. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
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| Bibliographic reference | Frescobaldi Malenchini, Livia ed. With Balleri, Rita and Rucellai, Oliva, ‘Amici di Doccia Quaderni, Numero VII, 2013, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection’, Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2014
p. 71, Cat. 49
49. Group with two peasants
circa 1790
hard-paste porcelain painted with colours
h 17,6 cm
no mark
inv. C.128-1916
gift: Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO through The Art Fund
This group, which is severely damaged, represents two peasants on a rocky base and is typical of figures produced at the end of the 18th century. In the price lists of this era groups of two or more figures are often mentioned but it is very difficult to identify them without precise details. Figures of amorous couples were manufactured by almost all of the European factories and were often used as decorative elements of table settings. For other examples from Doccia, see GINORI LISCI 1963, p. 91, plate LXI-LXII; LIVERANI 1967, LXI. The statuette was attributed to Capodimonte when it was given to the museum (concerning the mistaken attributions of objects from Doccia to Capodimonte in English collections, see MARITANO 2012, p. 14-17).
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Bibliography: unpublished |
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| Accession number | C.128-1916 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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