Figure
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1880
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
370 x 228 mm
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 880944
Summary
Meissen porcelain figure group of four youthful musicians, three putti and a goat standing and climbing upon a rock cluster, the base with rococo scrolling in white and gilt. Mark of crossed swords in underglaze blue. c.1880. (ex Trerice)
Provenance
A gift from the Brigadier G.L. Pethick. Originally at Trerice and then transferred to Lanhydrock in 1986.
Marks and inscriptions
(on base in underglaze blue) crossed swords
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, potter