Figure
ca. 1759-1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a child dressed in the robes of a doctor in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On a scrolled rococo base with gilt edges and violet feathering. Its right foot is raised clear of the base. Right hand raised, head thrown back.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a child dressed in the robes of a doctor in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1759-1765 |
| Physical description | Figure of a child dressed in the robes of a doctor in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On a scrolled rococo base with gilt edges and violet feathering. Its right foot is raised clear of the base. Right hand raised, head thrown back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A wheel (In red on the side of the base) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr H.E. Backer, Esq. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Commedia dell'arte |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.111-1945 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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