Model human
J. P. Melchior
Category
Ceramics
Date
1770
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
180 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Hochst
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448116.2
Summary
One of a pair of figures "The Sultan's Children" (Knabe als Sultan, Mädchen als Sultanin). Both in eastern costume, the boy (a) in a long white-lined turquoise cloak, a coat striped with mauve and gilt lines, fringed with gilt, pink and gilt striped sash, pink loose trousers, yellow shoes and turquoise and white turban with jewel at the side, jewels also hanging from a pink ribbon round his neck, the girl (b) wears a similar cloak and loose trousers and a bodice of the same pattern as the boy's coat. Mark, crowned wheel in blue, impressed HM to boy.
Provenance
Mentioned in 1770 records, '2 neue Türken mit Masquens'. Höchst Exhibition Catalogue, op.cit. (1984), p.104.
Marks and inscriptions
crowned wheel in blue
Makers and roles
J. P. Melchior