Figure

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a man skating, emblematic of Winter. He wears a black three cornered hat, pink jacket with green trimmings, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes. He carries a muff in his right hand.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a man skating, emblematic of Winter, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, ca. 1755
Physical description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a man skating, emblematic of Winter. He wears a black three cornered hat, pink jacket with green trimmings, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes. He carries a muff in his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
A shield of Austria (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.990-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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