Clock Case
ca. 1770 (made)
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Clock case of soft-paste porcelain and in the form of a scrollwork pedestal on a rocky base, on which is a group of six cupids. The pedestal and rock work are ornamented with leafy branches and trailing sprays of flowers.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain |
Brief description | Clock case of soft-paste porcelain, possibly modelled by N. Lecreux, Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, ca. 1770. |
Physical description | Clock case of soft-paste porcelain and in the form of a scrollwork pedestal on a rocky base, on which is a group of six cupids. The pedestal and rock work are ornamented with leafy branches and trailing sprays of flowers. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '40' (Incised) |
Production | Acquired as Buen Retiro, reattributed to Tournay by Lucien Delplace in 1966; illustrated by Delplace in Considerations sur les Porcelaines de Tournai, 1970, p. 201. |
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Accession number | 894-1875 |
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Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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