Group

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain. Venus, swathed in drapery stands with her left foot resting on a tree stump. With her right hand she is cutting her toe-nails. Cupid has his quiver slung on his shoulder and stands by her left side.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Brief description
Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain, modelled by Schubert, Fürstenberg Porcelain, Fürstenberg, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Figure group of Venus and Cupid in plain white porcelain. Venus, swathed in drapery stands with her left foot resting on a tree stump. With her right hand she is cutting her toe-nails. Cupid has his quiver slung on his shoulder and stands by her left side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'F' (In underglaze blue on the edge of the base)
  • '5 / IN' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
After a model made by C. G. Schubert in 1782.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1532-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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