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Kneeling Satyr on a Rocky Base
Factory: Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted in green, flesh, puce, red, green, grey, and black enamels. The unglazed underside has a circular ventilation hole near the front.The grey and black rocky base is approximately triangular and is decorated with pale green weeds made of applied coiling threads of porcelain. The satyr kneels on his right knee with his left leg extended behind him. His right arm is extended and his left arm bent at the elbow. He has grey-black hair, and beard, pointed ears, ruddy cheeks, and red lips. The human part of his body is separated by a puce sash from his goat's legs, and cloven hooves.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d. 1950); the Reitlinger Trust Maidenhead
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 14.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Visible Surface
composed of
glaze
Week
Inscription present: remains circular white paper stick-on label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.322-1991
Primary reference Number: 74534
Packing number: EURCER 694
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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