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1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a young sportsman in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He wears a mauve coat, white flowered waistcoat, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes with floral buckles. He sits on the stump of a fruit tree and holds a dead bird in his hand. On his right a sports gun stands upright, and at his feet lies a dog. Scrollwork base on four feet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a young sportsman in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1784.
Physical description
Figure of a young sportsman in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He wears a mauve coat, white flowered waistcoat, yellow breeches, white stockings and black shoes with floral buckles. He sits on the stump of a fruit tree and holds a dead bird in his hand. On his right a sports gun stands upright, and at his feet lies a dog. Scrollwork base on four feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'N' (Incised)
  • '2' (Incised)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1293-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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