Figure: C.677-1961

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

Entities

Figure
'Toy' figure, probably from a fob seal

Categories

Soft-paste porcelain

Description

Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' figure, probably from a fob seal, painted in polychrome enamels and lightly gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' figure, probably from a fob seal, painted in green, yellow, maroon, brown and black enamels and lightly gilt. A huntsman with a bag over his shoulder stands on an oval base with a hound seated on his left and another seated behind him.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by C.G. Clarke, Director of Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1754 - 1758

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, maroon, brown and black) gold
Base Width 1.3 cm

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' figure, probably from a fob seal, painted in polychrome enamels and lightly gilt

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.677-1961
Primary reference Number: 137255
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 13 October 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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