Pylades and Orestes
Figure Group
ca. 1790 (made), ca. 1789-1790 (modelled)
ca. 1790 (made), ca. 1789-1790 (modelled)
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Figure group of Pylades and Orestes, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Two discoursing standing youths with altar support. Nearby a separately-made statue of Diana (?). Flat rectangular base.
Object details
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| Title | Pylades and Orestes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group of 'Pylades and Orestes', hard-paste biscuit porcelain, modelled by C. G. Jüchtzer, about 1789-90, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Figure group of Pylades and Orestes, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Two discoursing standing youths with altar support. Nearby a separately-made statue of Diana (?). Flat rectangular base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
| 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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| Accession number | C.66-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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