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Field name | Value |
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Title | Asia Figure |
Reference | 8469 |
Library | Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery |
Date | 1768-1770 |
Description | Hard paste, experimental figure made using the Vauxhall moulds - flawed compared to hard. Female figure emblematic of Asia and one of the 'Four Continents'. Standing in contraposto position with right knee bent, wearing long robe. Hands hold covered vase (censor) on top of tree stump which merges with rocky background and base with scrollwork at front. The head of a camel emerges from this on the left hand side with a turban on the ground. |
Document Type | 360 Object |
Primary Commodity | Porcelain |
Theme | Art and Literature; Social Practice |
Keywords | fancy goods, ceramic, fashion, craft, artisan, glaze, enamel, gilding |
Region | Europe |
Places | England, Plymouth |
Company or Organisation | Plymouth Porcelain |
Copyright | © Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage) |