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Bust of Mercury, soft-paste porcelain, the head and shoulders of a male figure wearing a winged cap and grecian tunic, the figure painted with naturalistic enamels and mounted on a cylindrical plinth.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36951
Creation/Production
Naples Royal Porcelain Factory
Date: 1780-1800
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 8.6
Length
(cm): 4.1
Width
(cm): 3.3
Height
(in): 3
Length
(in): 1
Width
(in): 1
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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