FIGURINE OF A SWORDSMAN, ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Ginori Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
This statuette shows a swordsman with a red beard. He is wearing a black hat with a long visor and one gray feather. He also wears a red cape, a blue overblouse with gold dots, orange flowered trousers, and black shoes. He lifts his right leg and extends it forward. He lifts his right arm and holds his sword downwards. His left hand and arm holds his cape. He leans on a green tree stump for support which is decorated in relief with two flowers. It stands on a green rectangular base with white sides that are decorated with gold scrollwork.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF A SWORDSMAN, ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Doccia, Italy
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 20.3 cm (8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.143.4
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK N topped with crown with five points [underneath in underglaze blue]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973