15929994560001312637261000Standard Recordobject-42607170249434426416074465170001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-42607https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42607423466db-dae7-3ae5-898d-8f88fe7d84414personreferenceagent-157804adlib-agent-157804575cad5c-496d-3e2d-9e4e-8efc7fa6e647Europepersonreferenceagent-157803adlib-agent-157803d825effa-8115-3f11-a6d4-de7967d6fa60Americareferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelaingreen, yellow, flesh, purplish-pink, orange, red, brown, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin green, yellow, flesh, purplish pink, orange, red, brown, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingWidthcm17Basereferenceterm-102639adlib-term-1026392c240716-c1bb-36c4-9594-b0a98f1208c2allegoryApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain figure group of Europe and America, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in green, yellow, flesh, purplish pink, orange, red, brown, and black enamels and gilt.Soft-paste porcelain figure group of Europe and America, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in green, yellow, flesh, purplish pink, orange, red, brown, and black enamels and gilt. The underside is glazed except for the edge, and has a large circular ventilation hole off centre. The oval low mound base has a scroll at the back and a larger scroll and rocaille ornament at the front. On the left there is a five-sided pedestal with a helmet, a book, a pistol, and an open book of music at its foot. Europe, shown as a chubby white girl, is seated on the pedestal with her right leg back and left leg forward. She has greyish hair, and wears small gold crown, a pale yellow drape with red floral sprays and a purplish-pink lining, and holds a small orb in her extended left hand. America, shown as an androgynous native American child, with black hair and brown skin, sits astride a pale brown alligator facing away from the viewer, and leans back so as to look up at Europa. They wear a feather headdress and skirt, a quiver of arrows on their back, and holds a bow in their left hand. The feathers are green, yellow, purplish-pink, and red. The top and edges of the base are decorated with orange, dark pink, and yellow, applied flowers and leaves. The pedestal and helmet are outlined and picked out in gold.C.35-19321accession numberC.35-193242607priref42607urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42607https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42607a gold anchoron the back of the base, low down behind the pedestalpainted goldanchormarkreferenceagent-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), Mrs193219321932givenEntry date: 193217651765CE1765circa1765177211772CE17721772factoryreferenceagent-157802adlib-agent-157802e51ed5e2-3605-39a0-b953-487f1f622a3aChelsea Porcelain Manufactoryreferenceterm-121186adlib-term-121186044f9714-accc-390c-a380-1bbe4f97979818th Century, second half#referenceterm-113160adlib-term-113160c2be1bf6-21bd-3f71-bc96-71c8ff2fa6f3Gold anchor period (1759-69)referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0literalEnglandEnglandcountryLondonpresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm24Widthcm21referencemedia-17352adlib-media-173529e9f5629-9f8a-3997-abfa-328badc187c4jpegaa/aa3/C_35_1932_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162692418031imagejpegaa/aa3/mid_C_35_1932_281_29.jpg1heightpixels649widthpixels50016162692418031imagejpegaa/aa3/C_35_1932_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162692418031imagejpegaa/aa3/preview_C_35_1932_281_29.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25016162692418031image0media
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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 MuseumRef. For the Meissen version of Europe and America, see, pl. 17, opposite p. 49, no. 10, bottom right. (Also known as the Festive Publication). Said to be modelled by Meyer.p. 49referencepublication-2844adlib-publication-2844157411fe-a213-3a69-8dbf-83c89b6e7164Meissen China; an Illustrated HistoryRef. Europe and America appeared as a group during the red anchor period and are listed by Bradshaw, with the group of Africa and Asia as C97 in Bradshaw's list of Chelsea figures, see p. 292. He lists them as individual figures during the gold anchor period, p. 294, D 60.pp. 292, 294referencepublication-2713adlib-publication-2713ec8d1453-f0d0-3e42-bdb8-d2abd630e13618th Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795Cf. Mackenna, noted that they were 'copied with great exactitude from Meissen originals' and illustrated a pair in the Mr and Mrs Sigismund Katz collection, identified as red anchor period, see pl. 69, fig. 136, Africa and Asia, fig. 137, described p. 98. Mackenna noted that in the Chelsea catalogues the groups were listed as Europe and Asia and Africa and America, contrary to the grouping of the existing figures.p. 98referencepublication-2822adlib-publication-2822750a4133-b327-314d-94bf-961455399c64Chelsea Porcelain, the Red Anchor Waresreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoobject namereferenceterm-87359adlib-term-87359de9f2071-b7b0-3271-a7c3-651c85180530pistolobject namereferenceterm-42348adlib-term-423482fcc961e-96e9-3a7f-9db4-bda666496199orbobject namereferenceterm-87228adlib-term-87228a57cbd4d-ad6a-3923-9bf3-ec56f7639213arrowsobject namereferenceterm-107508adlib-term-1075082f8cf720-e85e-3238-95ca-b91b1faee8cebowobject namereferenceterm-75231adlib-term-7523129e4fe09-c40b-3c6e-b4b6-72cde48a1ff8helmetobject namereferenceterm-110518adlib-term-1105183019bf75-4ce2-34c6-a88b-94c0678688cdalligatorliteralpistolpistolliteralorborbliteralarrowsarrowsliteralbowbowliteralhelmethelmetliteralalligatoralligatorreferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure groupsoft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted over glaze in green, yellow, flesh, purplish pink, orange, red, brown, and black enamels and giltreferenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingexcept for edge of undersidereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingEurope and Americaobject
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