Figure
ca. 1758-1770 (made)
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Figure of a man, one of a pair of figures in arbours, forming taper-sticks. He is seated, holding up a black mask, wearing a gold and red flowered white jacket, turquoise green breeches, pink boots and a fur hat, in a rococo arbour covered with white flowers; rococo-scrolled base picked out in gold and decorated with applied flowers. Loop handle at the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a man, one of a pair forming taper-sticks, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt; Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1758-70 |
| Physical description | Figure of a man, one of a pair of figures in arbours, forming taper-sticks. He is seated, holding up a black mask, wearing a gold and red flowered white jacket, turquoise green breeches, pink boots and a fur hat, in a rococo arbour covered with white flowers; rococo-scrolled base picked out in gold and decorated with applied flowers. Loop handle at the back. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An anchor, in gold |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Helena Hill |
| Object history | One of a pair of figures (C.40, 41-1944) in arbours, forming taper-sticks. |
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| Accession number | C.40-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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