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Three Boys on a Rock: C.3219-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Three Boys on a Rock

Maker(s)

Factory: Le Nove Porcelain Factory

Entities

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Description

Glazed hard-paste porcelain

Greyish-white hard-paste porcleian, press-mouled in parts, and glazed, except for the interior of the hollow base. The three little boys are perching on a rock which is partly covered by a drape, and has at the top, a fountain the form of an open-mouthed mask with a shell basin below it. The boy seated on the viewer's right of the shell wears a Roman helmet and cloak; the one seated on the top to the left of the mask wears a turban and an open coat with a frill round the neck, and the boy standing at the back wears a turban and a cuirass al antica, and a drape.

Notes

History note: Sotheby's London, 23 November 1923, lot 24, attributed to Plymouth; bought by the porter for £8 on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 10.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Late
Antonibon-Parolin period
Circa 1780 CE - 1790 CE

Note

The attribution is uncertain, Rackham attributed it to Venice, but it seems more likely to be from Le Nove

Components of the work

Visible Area composed of glaze

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding
Glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3219-1928
Primary reference Number: 74517
Old object number: 4243

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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