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Boy in Turkish Costume
Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Figure. Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and painted over lead-glaze in a little blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh-pink, red, mauve, purple, and brown enamels, and gilt. The closed underside is concave and has a ventilation hole at the back. The low mound base has a tree stump at the back, a flower and two leaves on each side and two flowers and three leaves at the front. The boy stands on his left leg with the right relaxed and slightly behind him, his left hand on his hip and the right arm hanging down. He wears a red and white turban bound with gold, a mauve sleeveless coat with fur lining, a yellow coat with red and gold foliage in green-edged reserves and turquoise sleeves, purple and turquoise striped trousers and mauve boots.
History note: Sotheby's, 5 March, 1926, lot 46; purchased for Dr Glaisher by Mr Hunt for £5.10.0.
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 12.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1765
Bow Porcelain Manufactory; Stratford-le-Bow, (Essex), London
Decoration composed of enamels ( in a little blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh-pink, red, mauve, purple, and brown enamels) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
presumed phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and painted over lead-glaze in a little blue, turquoise, green, yellow, flesh-pink, red, mauve, purple, and brown enamels, and gilt
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: an anchor and dagger
Inscription present: D-shaped paper label
Accession number: C.3056B-1928
Primary reference Number: 41639
Old object number: 4839A
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Boy in Turkish Costume" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41639 Accessed: 2024-05-01 01:47:06
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Accession Number: T.82-1946
Accession Number: T.83-1946
Accession Number: T.81-1946
Accession Number: P.14342-R-77
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