Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a beggar-boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Dressed in rags and with a black hat. A box is slung on his back and walks along holding a small object in each hand. The base is coloured to imitate grass.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of a beggar-boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Fulda pottery, Hesse, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure of a beggar-boy in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Dressed in rags and with a black hat. A box is slung on his back and walks along holding a small object in each hand. The base is coloured to imitate grass. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cross (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.96-1923 |
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| Record created | September 28, 1998 |
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