Putto playing a Lute
Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and gilt
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, red, purple, brown, grey enamels. The closed underside is unglazed and has a small circular central ventilation hole. The circular, high rocky mound base has frilled scrolls around the edge, and on top, three applied flowers beween leaves, one blue, and the others red and white and purple and white respectively. The putto stands on his left leg with right knee relaxed. His head is turned to his right and he holds a lyre (upper part missing) in both hands. He wears a laurel wreath over his greyish-brown hair, and is nude apart from a long pale yellow drape with a polychrome floral pattern, and pale grey lining which is held on by a purple strap across his body.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Height: 16.6 cm
Height: 6½ in
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, red, purple, brown, grey)
Visible Surfaces
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Decoraton
composed of
gold
Base
Width 5.8 cm
Width 2 5/16 in
Accession number: C.178-1918
Primary reference Number: 167916
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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