Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure of a drummer, stands on a high four-legged rococo base, with a spreading bocage behind. A fragment of more foliage in bronze remains in the shape of a broken stem screwed through the base at the back. The figure, a beardless youth, beats a tambourine with a drumstick, held in his right hand, and with his left hand holds to his mouth a flageolet (now broken away).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a drummer, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt; Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Figure of a drummer, stands on a high four-legged rococo base, with a spreading bocage behind. A fragment of more foliage in bronze remains in the shape of a broken stem screwed through the base at the back. The figure, a beardless youth, beats a tambourine with a drumstick, held in his right hand, and with his left hand holds to his mouth a flageolet (now broken away). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A' in underglaze blue and an anchor and dagger in overglaze red |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss C.A.R. Adams |
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| Accession number | C.46-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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