'Mars' porcelain figure made by William Duesbury & Co
Object No. A6964
Human figure, Mars, soft paste porcelain, William Duesbury and Co, Derby, England. c. 1760
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Summary
Physical Description
Soft paste white porcelain figurine of a standing bearded male (Mars) wearing plumed pink and purple painted helmet, a long yellow cape falling from his right shoulder. A yellow cuirass with painted brown scale pattern, a knee length green tunic with yellow thongs edged red. His right hand is akimbo, the left is grasping his sword hilt. He wears open Roman-style sandals. The figure is set on a low, circular white base decorated with rocailles picked out in green and purple and supported to the left by a shield and to the right by a yellow edged purple banner. The whole figure is painted with polychrome enamel details with gilt highlighting. The base has three pad marks and two filled firing cracks, the sword is similarily repainted.
DIMENSIONS
Height
343 mm
Width
192 mm
Depth
150 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
This figure was made by William Duesbury and Co in Derby, England. This figure was made c. 1760.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1978
Acquisition Date
27 June 1978
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