FIGURINE OF A RANELAGH DANCER (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
The statuette is of a Ranelagh Dancer. He is a young man who is standing with his right hand on his hip, and his left hand outstretched. He is wearing a pink and white tricorn hat, a green cape with a pink lining, a flowered orange jacket, a striped yellow, green and white short puffed peplum, purple pants, white stockings, and yellow shoes. He leans against a white tree stump at his back. This is covered with flowered branches that extend outwards in half circles. He stands on a white base with rococo scrolls touched with green and gold.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF A RANELAGH DANCER (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Soft-paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Longton, England
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.113.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973