IDENTIFIERS
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id:	137253
accession number:	C.675-1961

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 13 October 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Soft-paste porcelain fob seal, painted in pale green, pink, puce, red and greyish-brown enamels, and gilt. A Cupid standing beside a tree stump on an oval base. He holds a tankard (?) in his right hand and his quiver and a gold heart are on the ground in front of him. The base is inscribed in red capitals 'JE LE TROUVERAY'. The base is mounted in an oval gilt-metal band containing an uncut bloodstone seal. A gold suspension loop is attached to Cupid's back by means of a pin inserted into the porcelain.
object type: Soft-paste porcelain fob seal, painted in pale green, pink, puce, red and greyish-brown enamels, and gilt.
title:	fob seal

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Bequeathed by C.G. Clarke, Director of Museum

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/137253

PEOPLE
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Cupid




TECHNIQUES
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soft-paste porcelain fob seal, painted in pale green, pink, puce, red and greyish-brown enamels, and gilt
glazing (coating)

CATEGORIES
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category: soft-paste porcelain

DATING
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creation date:	1754 - 1758
creation date earliest:	1754
creation date latest:	1758
culture:	18th Century, Mid
culture:	George II

CREATORS
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maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 3