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ca. 1754 (made), 1754 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Ragonda on a plain low mound-base left unpainted. She stands with her head inclined back and turned towards her left shoulder, her left hand resting on her hip, her right holding up the drapery of her skirt. On her head she wears a small mauve tricorn hat with a tall plume of blue and red feathers. Round her neck is a double ruff, and over her shoulder and bosom she wears a blue ribband with a large rosette. She wears a loose jacket bordered with a looped red band and "embroidered" with gold flower-sprays: below the cuffs appear frills. Below the jacket a similarly decorated stomacher is visible, and below this a glimpse of green material. Her skirt is painted with flower-sprays in mauve, green and yellow, and bordered by a plain gold band. Her shoes are green.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of Ragonda, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by Simon Feilner in 1754, made by Fürstenberg Porcelain, Brunswick, Germany, ca. 1754
Physical description
Figure of Ragonda on a plain low mound-base left unpainted. She stands with her head inclined back and turned towards her left shoulder, her left hand resting on her hip, her right holding up the drapery of her skirt. On her head she wears a small mauve tricorn hat with a tall plume of blue and red feathers. Round her neck is a double ruff, and over her shoulder and bosom she wears a blue ribband with a large rosette. She wears a loose jacket bordered with a looped red band and "embroidered" with gold flower-sprays: below the cuffs appear frills. Below the jacket a similarly decorated stomacher is visible, and below this a glimpse of green material. Her skirt is painted with flower-sprays in mauve, green and yellow, and bordered by a plain gold band. Her shoes are green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'I / F' incised
Object history
From a series of 15 Italian Comedy figures modelled by Simon Feilner in 1754.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.30-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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