Figure Group
1744-1749 (made)
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Figure group of the Commedia group cooking in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. A woman wearing an apron and a sun-bonnet is stirring something inside a pot. Beside her is a small boy clutching at a staff in her hand. Both characters are masked. The ground is covered with flowers.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group of the Commedia group cooking in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, 1744-1749. |
| Physical description | Figure group of the Commedia group cooking in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. A woman wearing an apron and a sun-bonnet is stirring something inside a pot. Beside her is a small boy clutching at a staff in her hand. Both characters are masked. The ground is covered with flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Shield of Austria and 'A' (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Purchased under the bequest of Captain H.B. Murray |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Commedia dell'arte |
| Bibliographic reference | Jansen, Reinhard (ed.), Commedia dell'arte : Fest der Komödianten : Keramische Kostbarkeiten den Museen der Welt, Stuttgart, 2001 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.95-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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