FIGURINE OF A SWORDSMAN, ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Ginori Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
The statuette shows a swordsman with brown pointed beard. He is wearing a black hat with a long pointed visor and one grey feather on his head. He also wears a blue yellow-lined cape with gold dots, a mauve overblouse, green and gold striped trousers, and black shoes. His right leg is extended forward and he leans back with his left arm flung backwards. He holds a sword in his right hand which is extended forward. He leans on a green tree stump for support which is decorated with green leaves and three flowers. He stands on a green rectangular base which has white sides decorated with gold scrolls.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF A SWORDSMAN, ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Doccia, Italy
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.143.2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK N topped with crown with five points [underneath in underglaze blue]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973