Cupid on goat at the Cardiff Museum, Wales
Cupid on goat at the Cardiff Museum, Wales
3D
Published 2015-05-15T17:05:20+00:00
This sculpture is made from English porcelain and is of Cupid riding a goat. It is stood on a pedestal base and a cloak is draped over Cupid. The base is decorated with wreaths and swags. This object was scanned by a volunteer using 50 photographs.
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Identification numbers : Object number : NMW A 37476 Other number : Old Accession number: 66.458 Old Registration number: 3937 Number of parts : 1 Identification : figure (cupid riding goat) Factory Derby, England : 1775-1785 ca : England Material : soft-paste porcelain Technique : slip-cast moulded enamelled glazed Inscription type : incised mark Inscription location : Base Transcription : No 13 / J W Measurements : h(cm) 18.2 l(cm) 9.9 w(cm) 7 h(in) 7 1/8 l(in) 3 7/8 w(in) 2 3/4 Description : Figure of Cupid riding a goat, soft-paste porcelain, pedestal base; a red cloak is draped over Cupid, the goat is black and white and the sides of the base are decorated with wreaths and swags, glazed. Category : English porcelain Comments : Bradshaw (1990) Derby Porcelain Figures. p 179. pl. 137. (paired with a figure of Bacchus astride a panther).
| Date published | 15/05/2015 |
| Title | Cupid on goat |
| Place | Cardiff Museum |
