On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Figure

1750-1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Bow (made)

Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Erato, muse of lyric and love poetry, accompanied by Cupid. The draped figure sits on a mound with, to the right, the incised inscription 'Eraton for the Love'. She turns to her left to look down on Cupid, and rests her left hand on his shoulder as he stands gazing up at her. She golds a wreath in her right hand. He holds a bow. Flowers in relief on the ground between them.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Soft Paste Porcelain
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Erato, muse of lyric and love poetry, accompanied by Cupid, modelled by the 'Muses Modeller', Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, 1750-1752.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Erato, muse of lyric and love poetry, accompanied by Cupid. The draped figure sits on a mound with, to the right, the incised inscription 'Eraton for the Love'. She turns to her left to look down on Cupid, and rests her left hand on his shoulder as he stands gazing up at her. She golds a wreath in her right hand. He holds a bow. Flowers in relief on the ground between them.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Eraton for the Love' (incised)
Credit line
Given by Mr Donald MacAlister
Production
Modelled by the 'Muses Modeller'
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Bow
Wreath
Cupid
Erato
Bibliographic references
  • Adams, E. and Redstone, D. Bow Porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1981.
  • Adams, E. and Redstone, D. Bow Porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, revised edition, 1991, pl. 67
  • Redstone, David. Bow Porcelain, Stoke-on-Trent : City Museum & Art Gallery, 1981 40
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.31-1959

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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