Dutch Couple
1760-1780 (made)
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Figure group of a Dutch man and woman dancing. The man stands beside his partner with his right arm round her shoulders, holding her left hand in his. He wears a figured pale green coat with red vest, white leggings and black shoes, and a flat-topped hat with three pointed brim. She wears a red bodice and turquoise-blue skirt, and a blue cape. They stand on a rectangular socle with sides pierced and painted in red and gold..
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure group of a Dutch man and woman dancing, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China, Qing dynasty, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure group of a Dutch man and woman dancing. The man stands beside his partner with his right arm round her shoulders, holding her left hand in his. He wears a figured pale green coat with red vest, white leggings and black shoes, and a flat-topped hat with three pointed brim. She wears a red bodice and turquoise-blue skirt, and a blue cape. They stand on a rectangular socle with sides pierced and painted in red and gold.. |
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| Credit line | Basil Ionides Bequest |
| Object history | Apparently the pair to C.96-1963. See another example, Sotheby Catalogue 14 June 1955, Lot 158 (illustrated). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Howard, David Sanctuary. China for the West: Chinese porcelain & other decorative arts for export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection. London; New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978, Vol. 2, pp. 618, 617. |
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| Accession number | C.97-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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