15929647680001312637261000Standard Recordobject-80749170292709677514405075500001702926914981fitz-onlineadlib-object-80749https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80749a620a8f6-6eb5-3896-a8b1-5d2c91fdec3b4personreferenceagent-139324adlib-agent-139324412c46d0-b7b7-3980-8ca2-6c1babc8909aVenuspersonreferenceagent-150796adlib-agent-150796ec5a0c8a-e54c-3735-adea-0fd5dd14f994Cupidreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainblue, pale turquoise, bluish-green, green, pale yellow, pale orange, flesh, pink, purple, red, brown, beige, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin blue, pale turquoise, bluish-green, green, pale yellow, pale orange, flesh, pink, purple, red, brown, beige, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingpresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazeSurfacereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingFiguressoft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted over lead-glaze in blue, pale turquoise, bluish-green, green, pale yellow, pale orange, flesh, pink, purple, red, brown, beige, and black enamels, and gilt.referenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingreferenceterm-1111adlib-term-111146c949dd-f376-3538-878f-397baee5be09mythologyreferenceterm-107486adlib-term-107486234fe16e-17e4-3db8-881a-443636aac5caclassical mythologyApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain figure of Venus and Cupid seated on a Dolphin painted in enamels and gilt.Soft-paste porcelain figure of Venus and Cupid seated on a Dolphin, slip-cast, and painted over lead-glaze in blue, pale turquoise, bluish-green, green, pale yellow, pale orange, flesh, pink, purple, red, brown, beige, and black enamels, and gilt. The unglazed flat base has a large oval ventilation hole in the centre and three patch marks. The circular high mound base has a wavy edges, and pierced sides, decorated with applied seaweeds, and realistic shells of different shapes and sizes, naturalistically coloured. Venus and Cupid are seated on a dolphin facing to the right with water streaming from its mound down the side of the base. Venus faces to the front with her head turned to her left. She holds a billowing pink scarf with her left hand, and rests her right elbow on the dolphin’s tail, so that the right hand is raised. Her hair is brown, and she has a ruddy complexion and red lips. Her upper torso is nude, and round her lower body and legs she has a drape with a gold, red, and blue floral pattern and yellow lining. On each arm she has a gold bangle. Cupid is nude and winged, and has ruddy cheeks and red lips. He holds a small paddle behind him on which there is a small gold anchor mark. The dolphin has green scales, pale orange fins and tail, black eyes surrounded by pale turquoise and orange circles, and a pale orange mouth with black markings.EC.16B-19381accession numberEC.16B-193880749priref80749urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80749https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80749on paddle behind Cupid's backpainted in goldan anchorfactory markreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumCecil Byas Bequestreferenceagent-155812adlib-agent-155812cb3f0cdd-f6a1-3c65-8625-c942644fe07cByas, Cecil E.193719371937bequeathedEntry date: 1938-01-1917601760CE1760circa1760176511765CE17651765factoryreferenceagent-35888adlib-agent-358880244b335-51c5-3535-a626-9ed7f3d33894Derby Porcelain Factoryproprietorreferenceagent-157812adlib-agent-157812d6c503ac-f737-3861-9907-14fd8b4759bfWilliam Duesbury & Co.The use of realistic shells and rockwork was a feature of rococo silver and porcelain. It also occurs on Derby centrepieces.referenceterm-113159adlib-term-1131594bdfb4a7-b307-3dfa-a3d6-8ada4683271e18th Century, third quarter#referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-113160adlib-term-113160c2be1bf6-21bd-3f71-bc96-71c8ff2fa6f3Gold anchor period (1759-69)referenceterm-110521adlib-term-110521b57fb046-bca3-3371-a721-2093adc3a282literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionDerbyreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm24.5Widthcm14.8referenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure grouphistory noteUnknown before testator1referenceobject-42668adlib-object-4266886f025b1-cef3-3ed9-a80e-4f55ee6bad0e1reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumRef. This model is E66 in Bradshaw's list of 'Patch-marked Derby Models', 1759-69. Cf. An example with its companion Neptune, pl. 100.116referencepublication-2845adlib-publication-2845aed83438-5cba-3d3d-914c-0603afed5d46Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848Cf. An example in Derby Museum, pl. 60, and see text p. 27.27referencepublication-2847adlib-publication-2847632612a3-b59c-3d9f-934c-2ab43b83b78bDerby Porcelain 1750-1848referenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoanimalreferenceterm-61481adlib-term-6148148d6dc11-d6cb-3413-a177-f2893b11e0f6dolphinanimalreferenceterm-107029adlib-term-1070294527b50d-ef1b-3665-9e05-de14e13bc7edshellplantreferenceterm-107634adlib-term-107634bad89850-f36f-37a8-aa6d-440b13ea7056seaweedliteraldolphindolphinliteralshellshellliteralseaweedseaweedreferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure groupVenus and Cupid seated on a Dolphinobject
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