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ca. 1770 (made)
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Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of three Savoyard musicians. One man stands on an upturned tub playing the fiddle, and wears a brown hat, white cape flowered red, white coat, green apron, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes. On the ground at his right is a small boy attired in a brown hat, green neckerchief, white coat, white breeches striped in red and green, white stockings and black shoes. Facing the fiddler and seated on a barrel is a man playing the bagpipes, and he wears a white cap with a red feather, a striped suit, white stockings, and black shoes. Green base with rococo scrolls in gold round the edge.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of three Savoyard musicians, modelled by K. Linck, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Frankenthal, 1770. |
Physical description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of three Savoyard musicians. One man stands on an upturned tub playing the fiddle, and wears a brown hat, white cape flowered red, white coat, green apron, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes. On the ground at his right is a small boy attired in a brown hat, green neckerchief, white coat, white breeches striped in red and green, white stockings and black shoes. Facing the fiddler and seated on a barrel is a man playing the bagpipes, and he wears a white cap with a red feather, a striped suit, white stockings, and black shoes. Green base with rococo scrolls in gold round the edge. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'C T' [In monogram] under a crown (In underglaze blue) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1570-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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