Current Location: In storage
Titles
Putto playing a Lute
Maker(s)
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and gilt
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, red, purple, brown, grey enamels. The closed underside is unglazed and has a small circular central ventilation hole. The circular, high rocky mound base has frilled scrolls around the edge, and on top, three applied flowers beween leaves, one blue, and the others red and white and purple and white respectively. The putto stands on his left leg with right knee relaxed. His head is turned to his right and he holds a lyre (upper part missing) in both hands. He wears a laurel wreath over his greyish-brown hair, and is nude apart from a long pale yellow drape with a polychrome floral pattern, and pale grey lining which is held on by a purple strap across his body.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor
Legal notes
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Measurements and weight
Height: 16.6 cm
Height: 6½ in
Place(s) associated
-
Meissen
⪼ Saxony
⪼ Germany
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1918)
by
Griffin, Ralph
School or Style
Rococo
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, pale yellow, flesh pink, red, purple, brown, grey)
Visible Surfaces
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Decoraton
composed of
gold
Base
Width 5.8 cm
Width 2 5/16 in
Materials used in production
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Press-moulding
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 23
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Impressed
- Type: Mark
- Text: 4
- Location: On base near edge opposite to 23
- Method of creation: Incised
- Type: Incised mark
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.178-1918
Primary reference Number: 167916
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 14 April 2016
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
