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English: Europe, about 1770 V&A Museum no. 3088-1901
Techniques - Hard-paste porcelain Artist/designer - Plymouth Porcelain Factory Place - Devon, England Dimensions - Height 32.7 cm, Width 13.4 cm Object Type - The figure is emblematic of Europe. It is a purely decorative piece from a set representing the Four Continents. Each of the figures is frontally posed, and the backs are poorly finished, so they were probably intended to be set against a wall. They may have been displayed set out on a chimneypiece or other domestic furnishing. People - The Four Continent set of figures was first made by the Nicholas Crisp (born about 1704; died 1774) and John Saunders partnership at Vauxhall in London. The modeller has not been identified. However, the Neo-classical sculptor John Bacon the Elder (1740-1799) was apprenticed to Crisp, and is said to have modelled for the factory. On the other hand, Crisp also employed a modeller and mould-maker named Hammersley, who later worked at Plymouth, where this figure was made. Even if he did not model the figure, Hammersley may have made the moulds in which they were cast, and he presumably took the moulds or casting models from London to Plymouth. The Plymouth factory was founded by William Cookworthy (1705-1780), an apothecary. Cookworthy had discovered the raw materials required for 'true' or hard-paste porcelain when prospecting in Cornwall in the 1740s, but he did not succeed in manufacturing it on a commercial scale until 1768. |
Date | 2 January 2008 (original upload date) |
Source | https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77542/statuette-the-continents-europe/ |
Author | VAwebteam at English Wikipedia |
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