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Puclinello or Gobbino: C.64-1950

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Puclinello or Gobbino

Maker(s)

Factory: Capodimonte Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Gricci, Giuseppe, modeller (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Glazed soft-paste porcelain

Creamy-white soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and glazed, including most of the underside. The figure stands on a roughly rectangular base with a tree stump on the viewer’s left behind the figure. Pulcinello, stands on his right foot with the left leg relaxed at the knee and the foot extended to the side. His head is turned slightly to his right. His right arm is raised to touch his hat and his left arm is behind his back. He wears a pointed hat with a wide brim, a jacket with a hump at the back, a peascod belly with buttons, and a short basque; knee-length breeches with a bow at each knee, and shoes with low heels.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louis) Dickson

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 12 cm
Width: 4.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Capodimonte ⪼ Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950-09) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1750 CE - 1755 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Creamy-white soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and glazed
Glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.64-1950
Primary reference Number: 140341
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 23 May 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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