Cupid seated with a Falcon
Factory:
Derby Porcelain Factory
Proprietor:
William Duesbury & Co.
Soft-paste porcelain figure of Cupid seated beside a treestump holding a falcon, painted in enamels, and gilt
Soft-paste porcelain, figure slip cast with applied details, painted overglaze in blue, green, pale yellow, flesh, a little red, reddish-brown, brown, and black, and gilt. The underside is unglazed, and has a large circular ventilation hole in the centre, and three patch marks. The irregularly shaped rocky base has at the back, a broken-off tree trunk with a short branch bearing leaves on either side, and at the front three applied flowers andleaves. The putto sits on a rock in front of the tree holding the falcon on his right wrist and a leading string in his left hand. He has brown hair, white wings, and a small white drape with a bold edge and blue and red dotted pattern. The falcon has a pale yellow breast, reddish-brown plumage, and a gilt crest. Its leading string is black. The base and tree are roughly painted in green and reddish-brown.
History note: Unknown before donor
Cecil E. Byas Bequest
Depth: 6.7 cm
Height: 12 cm
Width: 6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Byas, Cecil E.
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1770
-
1775
Decoration composed of enamel ( blue green, pale yellow, flesh, a little red, reddish-brown, brown, and black) gold
except for base
Glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip cast with applied details, painted overglaze in blue green, pale yellow, flesh, a little red, reddish-brown, brown, and black enamels, and gilt. The underside is unglazed, and has a large circular ventilation hole in the centre, and three patch marks.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: EC.20B-1938
Primary reference Number: 133230
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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