Figure
ca. 1759-1762 (made)
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Figure of a reaper of hard-paste porcelain. The young girl wears broad-brimmed yellow hat, white shirt, apricot skirt and pale pink apron; she tends forward with a sickle in her right hand, about to cut a swathe of wheat. The low irregular, oval mound base edged with scrollwork picked out in pink and gilding. The underside of the base slightly convex, glazed, and with a strengthening ridge across it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a reaper, hard-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt, from a model by Johann Wilhelm Lan, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Germany, ca. 1759-62. |
| Physical description | Figure of a reaper of hard-paste porcelain. The young girl wears broad-brimmed yellow hat, white shirt, apricot skirt and pale pink apron; she tends forward with a sickle in her right hand, about to cut a swathe of wheat. The low irregular, oval mound base edged with scrollwork picked out in pink and gilding. The underside of the base slightly convex, glazed, and with a strengthening ridge across it. |
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| Production | From a model by Johann Wilhelm Lanz. |
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| Accession number | C.81-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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