Dutch Dancers
Figure Group
1750-1751 (made)
1750-1751 (made)
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This incomplete group of figures should be viewed side by side with the complete group, known as 'Dutch Dancers' (museum number C.14-1951)
European ceramic factories began to produce porcelain in the first quarter of the 18th century; after that time, porcelain figures and designs made in Europe became a model and source of inspiration for Chinese export porcelain.
European ceramic factories began to produce porcelain in the first quarter of the 18th century; after that time, porcelain figures and designs made in Europe became a model and source of inspiration for Chinese export porcelain.
Object details
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| Title | Dutch Dancers (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, originally with decoration in overglaze enamel |
| Brief description | Figure group, 'Dutch Dancers'; China, 1750-1752 |
| Physical description | Figure group, of a male and female figure dancing, on a small round pedestal. Originally polychrome, the group has lost all coloured decoration, and is now white/grey, with patches of encrustation. Both figures have lost their heads, the raised foot and an arm. |
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| Credit line | Anthony du Boulay Gift |
| Object history | Recovered from the wreck of the Geldermalsen, the Dutch East-Indiaman that ran aground and sank in the South China seas on the night of 3rd/4th January 1752. |
| Summary | This incomplete group of figures should be viewed side by side with the complete group, known as 'Dutch Dancers' (museum number C.14-1951) European ceramic factories began to produce porcelain in the first quarter of the 18th century; after that time, porcelain figures and designs made in Europe became a model and source of inspiration for Chinese export porcelain. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.76, pl.106
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| Accession number | FE.155-1988 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2000 |
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