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ca. 1760-1765 (made)
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Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a man and a woman dancing on a scrolled base. The woman, on the left, wears a green hat, blue necklet, white bodice trimmed in purple, pale brown skirt and an apron diapered in purple and white, and shoes with purple buckles. Her left hand is raised and her right is behind her back. The man, on the right, wears a green hat, white coat, purple waistcoat, green sash, breeches, white stockings and white shoes with green buckles. His left hand is raised towards the womans' left and his right hand is about to take the lady's right hand. Behind him is the stump of a tree. Oval base with rococo scrollwork in purple.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, modelled by Bustelli, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1760-1765. |
Physical description | Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a man and a woman dancing on a scrolled base. The woman, on the left, wears a green hat, blue necklet, white bodice trimmed in purple, pale brown skirt and an apron diapered in purple and white, and shoes with purple buckles. Her left hand is raised and her right is behind her back. The man, on the right, wears a green hat, white coat, purple waistcoat, green sash, breeches, white stockings and white shoes with green buckles. His left hand is raised towards the womans' left and his right hand is about to take the lady's right hand. Behind him is the stump of a tree. Oval base with rococo scrollwork in purple. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1606-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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