15929994560001312637261000Standard Recordobject-42704170292701082517029084570001702926927265fitz-onlineadlib-object-42704https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42704587de676-65ab-34be-9510-cfbd5f5e45aa6personreferenceagent-149722adlib-agent-1497221045c413-1fce-39ca-8037-41d6e50650b0childrenreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainturquoise, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, brown, beige, grey, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin turquoise, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, brown, beige, grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingreferenceterm-110500adlib-term-1105006dc34c6c-d553-36b2-b489-9797a89deeeasociety/human lifeApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain group of Children at a Peep Show, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in turquoise, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, brown, beige, grey, and black enamels, and gilt.Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted over lead-glaze in turquoise, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, brown, beige, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat underside is unglazed except for a few small areas, and has a large circular ventilation hole off centre, and three large patch marks. The shallow irregularly shaped base has a rock on the left, and a tree stump on the right, which supports the base of the peep show box, which stands on four wooden legs. The boy showman stands on the right, leaving on the box on his right arm, and holding his left arm in front of him. A girl kneels on the rock, peering into the box. A basket of eggs (?) is on the rock in front of her. A little boy stands behind her.
The boy showman wears a yellow hat, a turquoise jacket with gold edging, pink sash, yellow breeches with a puce floral pattern, and black shoes with yellow bows. The girl wears a white blouse, a turquoise bodice with gold edging, a white skirt with puce flowers, a yellow over skirt, and black shoes. The small boy has a white shirt and pink beeches. All the figures have greyish-black hair and ruddy cheeks. The base is painted in pale green and brown, and has applied flowers and leaves scattered all over it. The flowers are red and yellow, blue and white, and yellow and white.H34referenceexhibition-1070adlib-exhibition-10702cb713dc-899f-35df-9c15-515a05f38d48Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresC.1-19651accession numberC.1-196542704priref42704urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42704https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42704underside of baseincised94markcircular printed with a black border with lettering in reserveFRANCES L. DICKSONlabelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Mrs W.D. Dicksonreferenceagent-180712adlib-agent-180712855e3948-593a-3b3c-9d66-028df74284feDickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs196519651965-01-14givenEntry date: 1965-01-1417751775CE1775circa1775178511785CE17851785factoryreferenceagent-35888adlib-agent-358880244b335-51c5-3535-a626-9ed7f3d33894Derby Porcelain Factoryproprietorreferenceagent-157812adlib-agent-157812d6c503ac-f737-3861-9907-14fd8b4759bfWilliam Duesbury & Co.This is one of surprisingly few English porcelain figures derived from Sèvres models. The original of this group, La Lanterne Magique or La Curiosité, was modelled by Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-91; director of sculpture at Sèvres 1757-66) after part of the etching, La Lanterne Magique montrée à la Foire par le Savoyard, ou La Curiosité, also known as Foire de Campagne by C.N. Cochin fils (1715-90) after François Boucher (1703-77). It was mentioned in the factory's sales records in 1757. A pendant group, La Lotterie or Le Tourniquet presenté à la foire par le marchand de plaisirs, was modelled after another part of the same print. That too was reproduced at Derby.The 'Group of three Fgures at a Raree Show' was no. 94 in Haslam's price list of Derby figures.referenceterm-106779adlib-term-106779f0706fcd-d94c-3987-bcb5-f7f794332b6a18th Century, Latereferenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-110521adlib-term-110521b57fb046-bca3-3371-a721-2093adc3a282literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionDerbypresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm16.4Lengthcm17.3referencemedia-17401adlib-media-174013fa69d49-6998-3b70-a5df-ec4a436a69dajpegaa/aa2/C_1_1965_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76017029262821721imagejpegaa/aa2/mid_C_1_1965_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50017029262821721imagejpegaa/aa2/C_1_1965_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76017029262821721imagejpegaa/aa2/preview_C_1_1965_281_29.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25017029262821721image0media
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imagereferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure grouphistory noteunknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouthreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 56, H34p. 56referencepublication-992adlib-publication-992e26b9de8-5607-3d6e-82c1-bba7d8cb57c4Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresPubl. p. 248, pl. 201, illustrating no. 94, where the source of the design is noted
Cf. A 19th century version of the group, p. 249, pl. 202pp. 248-9referencepublication-2845adlib-publication-2845aed83438-5cba-3d3d-914c-0603afed5d46Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848Ref. The group is described as 'Group of three Figures at a Raree Show', in Haslem's Price List of Groups and Single Figures, no. 94, height 6 in, price £1.1s.0d., Haslem did not give a date for the price list.172referencepublication-2850adlib-publication-2850d5dcd4d0-9032-35ca-b870-c7d2cb1b5ca6The Old Derby China FactoryRef. The group was mentioned in the Chelsea Sale Catalogue of 18 February 1778, see appendix, p. 50,' One group of a galantee-show, and one ditto playing at hazard, in biscuit 1l. 12s.p. 50referencepublication-2576adlib-publication-2576870654a9-2aff-3144-bcc3-8758472e4399Contributions towards the History of Early English Porcelain from Contemporary SourcesCf. An example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see p. 197, no. 822p. 197referencepublication-1013adlib-publication-1013e6774d16-9d42-373b-a20c-90a966447f48Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Ceramics, Catalogue of English Porcelain, Earthenware, Enamels and Glass collected by Charles Schreiber Esq., M.P., and the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber, and presented to the Museum in 1884, Volume I, Porcelainreferencepublication-2847adlib-publication-2847632612a3-b59c-3d9f-934c-2ab43b83b78bDerby Porcelain 1750-1848referencepublication-2645adlib-publication-2645b1b69b1c-707f-3c05-a267-31713b4eb4c0British and Continental CeramicsCf. A rare Vienna porcelain group of a peep show, but shown in a different way99referencepublication-3493adlib-publication-3493c440aa8d-94bd-3fa1-b07e-e7e05cb821eaEuropean Ceramics, 26th November 2002Cf. p. 24, pl. 4, and text p. 24, a biscuit Sèvres example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Ella Morris de Peyster Bequest of 195822-8referencepublication-200001818adlib-publication-20000181821211470-e098-3100-80f1-c3c0f72d461bPorcelain as Sculpturereferencepublication-2818adlib-publication-2818db8fbf49-8ea5-32f3-b2b0-a5bfec860e55L'oeuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschildreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoeventreferenceterm-110526adlib-term-110526ed3d1aa2-8b06-3107-885f-adb2cefbe651peep showeventreferenceterm-110525adlib-term-11052590ad0337-4494-3f62-bafc-685d2bfc2500raree showliteralpeep showpeep showliteralraree showraree showreferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure groupsoft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in turquoise, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, brown, beige, grey, and black enamels, and giltreferenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingexcept for most of the undersidereferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)Children at a Peep Show, or Three Figures at a Raree Showobject
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