Reclining nude figure of Diana: C.3-1956

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Reclining nude figure of Diana

Maker(s)

Modeller: Scheurich, Paul
Factory: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur

Entities

Figure

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Glazed hard-paste porcelain

Hard-paste porcelain moulded and glazed overall except for the flat edge of the underside, which is slightly concave and has three large 'patch marks', and a small circular ventilation hole under the viewer's right end. The oval base has a moulding round the edge, and is moulded in slight relief to resemble a grassy ground and rises up into a rock on the right. The slender woman has curling hair drawn back from her forehead and hanging down in two strands onto her shoulders. She is nude apart from her sandals, and a drape over her right thigh. She reclines with her right leg slightly bent and crossed over her left, and leans on her left elbow supported by the rock. Her head is turned over her right shoulder and tilted slightly downwards, and her right hand rests on the drape.

Notes

History note: Purchased from M. Macussen, London

Legal notes

Purchased with the Ralph Griffin Fund, from M. Macussen

Measurements and weight

Height: 22 cm
Length: 39.5 cm

Place(s) associated

Berlin ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1956-04-26) by Macussen, M.

Dating

20th Century, Early
Circa 1917 CE - 1918 CE

Note

Scheurich modelled this figure in 1912 and sold the model to the factory in 1917/18.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Figure
Woman

Components of the work

Base Length 36 cm Width 17.8 cm

Materials used in production

clear; feldspathic presumed Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and glazed
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Text: baton
Location: On base
Method of creation: Underglaze in blue
Type: Factory mark

Inscription present: an open black outlined cross with a black cross within it

Location: On base
Method of creation: Printed or stamped
Type: Factory mark

Text: 16011
Location: On base
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Model number

Text: S
Location: On base near number
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Mark

Text: Böhn M
Location: On edge of end of base
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Signature

Text: Scheurich
Location: On applied rectangular plaque
Method of creation: Incised
Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Paul Scheurich und Meissen page(s): 13
Decorative Arts from 1880 to the Present Day, 19 April 1989 page(s): 122
Keramiken der Neuen Sammlung im Internationalen Keramik-Museum Weiden page(s): 51
Decorative Arts 1850 to the Present Day, 16 September 1993 page(s): 50-1

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3-1956
Primary reference Number: 140252
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 11 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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