Seated Girl and a Putto representing Music from a Series of Arts and Sciences
Factory:
Derby Porcelain Factory
Proprietor:
William Duesbury & Co.
Soft-paste biscuit porcelain of a seated girl and a Putto representing Music, slip-cast, with hand-modelled details
Soft-paste biscuit porcelain of a seated girl and a Putto representing Music, slip-cast, with applied hand-modelled details. The underside has a large circular ventilation hole. The rocky base is approximately rectangular, with a heap of rocks on top of it on the left, and to the right of it, a tree stump covered by a drape. Here and there on the rocks are four groups of flowers and leaves, and six tufts of moss. A young girl playing a lute is seated on the heap of rocks. She is barefooted, and has her hair loosely drawn back into a bun. She wears a knee-length tunic which reveals her right side and arm. To the viewer's right of her is a nude winged putto standing on his left leg with his right extended behind. In his left hand he holds a piece of paper (presumably music) in front of the girl, and in his raised right hand, a scroll.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Countess Shelagh Rietberg
Height: 14 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1977-10-11) by Rietberg, Shelagh, Countess
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1773
CE
-
1800
CE
Biscuit was introduced at Derby about 1770-1., and was mentioned in the Chelsea and Derby Sale Catalogue of 17 April, 1771, and three following days. This is one of seven groups representing the Arts and Sciences which were derived from Meissen models by Michel-Victor Acier . They were introduced between c. 1771-3, and Music was mentioned in the Derby and Chelsea Sale Catalogue of 9 and 10 February 1773.
Flowers And Leaves
Slip-casting : Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, slip-cast, with hand-modelled details
Inscription present: No with script N and raised o
Accession number: C.21-1977
Primary reference Number: 82279
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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