Mercury (after Bertel Thorvaldsen)
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1840
Materials
Ceramic
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581915
Summary
Two identical figures of Mercury, based on a sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770- 184). Impressed mark Enereti (copyright). Minton white parian ware. Display number 177 (gold on mauve).
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
177 (gold on mauve)
Makers and roles
Minton's Ltd (Minton and Co.) , manufacturer after Bertel Thorvaldsen (Gronnegade 1770 – Copenhagen 1844), sculptor