Bust of Christoph Friedrich Nicolai (1733-1811)
Factory:
Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller:
Rombrich, Johann Christof
Hard-paste buscuit porcelain bust supported on a circular socle and square pedestal with moulded edgs which are both glazed. The socle is decorated with slanting gold lines and a broad band round its base, and the pedestal has gold lines on the edges of the moulding. The back of the bust is inscribed in impressed lettering: 'F. NICOLAI./No I
History note: Unknown before Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 16 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Late
Production date:
after
AD 1785
: first issued in 1785
This bust was modelled by Johann Christof Rombrich (d. 1794) after a plaster bust which had been sent by Nicolai to Lessing with the information that it had been taken from a life mask.
Socle And Pedestal
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Decoration
composed of
gold
Base
Depth 5 cm
Width 5 cm
Moulding : Hard-paste biscuit porcelain bust, with glazed porcelain socle and pedestal with gilded edges
Inscription present: script
Accession number: C.199-1932
Primary reference Number: 140158
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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