15929704480001312637261000Standard Recordobject-82692170249434726514754933370001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-82692https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8269276695273-f66d-335a-b247-9aab6703f41a4personreferenceagent-150796adlib-agent-150796ec5a0c8a-e54c-3735-adea-0fd5dd14f994Cupidpersonreferenceagent-188665adlib-agent-18866544d1a8d7-0f08-3ee3-aa3e-725b23d45190lady's maidreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainpale turquoise, green, pink, a little red, greyish-brown, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin pale turquoise, green, pink, a little red, greyish-brown, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain figure of Cupid dressed as a Lady's Maid, and holding a powder puff and box, painted in enamelsSoft-paste porcelain figure of Cupid, slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted overglaze in blue, turquoise, green, pink, a little red, pale-brown, and black enamels, and gilt. The underside is unglazed and has a large circular ventilation hole surrounded by three patch marks and brown accretions which extend inside the hole. The circular low mound base is decorated round the edge with rocaille frills and scrolls picked out in turquoise and gold respectively, and has at the back a pale green tree stump. The Cupid stands on his left leg, supported by the stump, and has his right foot advanced. He looks towards the viewer’s left, and holds a powder pink bowl in its left hand, and a puff in its right. It has pale brown hair, eyebrows and eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and white wings. It wears a white cap, a flounced sleeves (no bodice), an apron with a blue edging at the bottom, and black shoes.C.99-19501accession numberC.99-195082692priref82692urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82692https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82692referenceagent-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), Mrs195019091950-09givenEntry date: 1950-1017751775CE1775circa1775178011780CE17801780factoryreferenceagent-35888adlib-agent-358880244b335-51c5-3535-a626-9ed7f3d33894Derby Porcelain Factoryproprietorreferenceagent-157812adlib-agent-157812d6c503ac-f737-3861-9907-14fd8b4759bfWilliam Duesbury & Co.This model was one of 'Seventeen Figures of Cupid in Disguise' in numbered 262-278 inHaslem's 'Price List of Groups and Figures' made by the Derby Factory,but not differentiated. It was derived from a larger Meissen prototype, reproduced on smaller scale at Chelsea. See Documentation, Burollet, 1983.referenceterm-106400adlib-term-1064003e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d818th Centuryreferenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-110521adlib-term-110521b57fb046-bca3-3371-a721-2093adc3a282literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionDerbypresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazereferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainDepthcm5.3Heightcm10.8Widthcm5.5referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteUncertain before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth1referenceobject-133242adlib-object-133242bdba0080-0735-3f11-8d2c-e6d44f45e0c71reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigure1referenceobject-133241adlib-object-133241ddc2e472-1940-35ad-b710-b103af0f6d991reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 331, pl. 274, second from the left. See pp. 331-4 for discussion of the other models, and earlier Meissen and Chelsea versions.331-4referencepublication-2845adlib-publication-2845aed83438-5cba-3d3d-914c-0603afed5d46Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848Ref. p. 175, nos. 262-278,175referencepublication-2850adlib-publication-2850d5dcd4d0-9032-35ca-b870-c7d2cb1b5ca6The Old Derby China FactoryCf. pp. 148-9, no. 72, the Meissen prototype for this model (inv. no. 9874), dated c. 1756. The author cites the Fitzwilliam's Derby model as a copy.148-9referencepublication-2797adlib-publication-2797f69be637-b908-3a88-88e7-6edf693f4d14Musée Cognacq-Jay, II, PorcelainesCf. p. 44, lot 62, a comparable figure, dated c. 1775-80. Estimate £150-20044referencepublication-5889adlib-publication-588943650803-df2e-39d5-a8de-27a32a2309beThe Dr. Peter Bradshaw Collection of English Porcelain Figuresreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefiguresoft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted overglaze in shades of pale turquoise, green, pink, a little red, greyish-brown, and black enamels, and lightly gilt.referenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingreferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingCupid dressed as a Lady's Maidobject
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