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Mercury Standing
Factory:
Derby Porcelain Factory
Proprietor:
William Duesbury & Co.
Soft-paste porcelain figure of Mercury, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in turquoise, green, yellow, pink, flesh pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel-colours, and gilt
Soft-paste porcelain figure of Mercury, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in turquoise, green, yellow, pink, flesh pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel-colours, and gilt. The almost unglazed underside has a circular ventilation hole near the back, and four patch marks. The almost round mound base is decorated round the front with scrolls and rocaille frills, and rises up at the back into a tall heap of rocks or clouds which support the figure. On the top on the viewer's right there is a drawstring purse and three gold coins, and on the left, a bale of goods tied crosswise with cord. Mercury strides forward on his right foot, his left extended behind him, its toe resting on a rock or cloud. His right hand is raised holding a drawstring purse, and his left is held down and out in front of him, and originally held a caduceus. He wears a winged helmet with a pink crown and red underside with a gold edge, a white off the right shoulder tunic semé with yellow, pink, and red floral sprays, and a swirling pink drapery. The bale is pale brown, and the money bags green. The front of the base is picked out in green, turquoise, and gold, and the rocks or clouds are pale yellow and pinkish-mauve.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by J.R. Wardale
Height: 34.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1928) by Wardale, J. R.
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa
1765
-
1770
Decoration
composed of
lead-glaze
( presumed lead-glaze)
enamels
( turquoise, green, yellow, pink, flesh pink, red, brown, and a little black)
gold
Base
Width 14.0 cm
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in turquoise, green, yellow, pink, flesh pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel-colours, and gilt
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.20B-1928
Primary reference Number: 42733
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mercury Standing" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42733 Accessed: 2024-12-18 13:03:05
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