Figure
ca. 1751-1755 (made)
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Figure of a man playing a hurdy-gurdy in glazed white soft-paste porcelain. He stands with his right foot foremost and wears knee-breeches, jacket with a ribbon tied at the neck and a tailed cap with a feather. Square base with bevelled edges and corners.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Figure of a man playing a hurdy-gurdy in glazed white soft-paste porcelain, Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1751-1755. |
| Physical description | Figure of a man playing a hurdy-gurdy in glazed white soft-paste porcelain. He stands with his right foot foremost and wears knee-breeches, jacket with a ribbon tied at the neck and a tailed cap with a feather. Square base with bevelled edges and corners. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | See C.328-1919 |
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| Associated object | c.328-1919 (Pair) |
| Bibliographic reference | Manners, Errol. A Documentary ‘Girl-in-a-Swing’ Seal and other considerations on the porcelain of Charles Gouyn’s factory. English Ceramics Circle Transactions, Volume 18, part 3, 2004, pp 398-407. Illustrated fig. 5, p.400. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.689-1920 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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