Tavern Scene with Drinking
Figure Group
1760-1770 (made)
1760-1770 (made)
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Figure group of a tavern scene in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. At a rectangular table one man is seating and leaning forward, resting his head on his arms, while another stands drinking from a tankard, and a third stands embracing a maid. By one leg of the table a dog is gnawing a bone.
Object details
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| Title | Tavern Scene with Drinking (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure group of a tavern scene in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly modelled by J. Nees, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, 1760-1770. |
| Physical description | Figure group of a tavern scene in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. At a rectangular table one man is seating and leaning forward, resting his head on his arms, while another stands drinking from a tankard, and a third stands embracing a maid. By one leg of the table a dog is gnawing a bone. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with funds from the Captain H.B. Murray Bequest |
| Object history | From the Venetian Fair series. |
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| Accession number | C.952-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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