Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
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Figure of a boy with a whistle in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He wears a pink cap with the brim turned up in front, a white jacket spotted in green, pale yellow trousers, and he is bare legged. He leans on a tree stump with his left hand and his left foot raised on a stone. He holds a whistle near his mouth and looks to the right.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Figure of a boy with a whistle in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, modelled by Melchior, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1775. |
Physical description | Figure of a boy with a whistle in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He wears a pink cap with the brim turned up in front, a white jacket spotted in green, pale yellow trousers, and he is bare legged. He leans on a tree stump with his left hand and his left foot raised on a stone. He holds a whistle near his mouth and looks to the right. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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Accession number | C.1514-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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