Figurine

Object Name:

Figurine

Object ID:

1957.008.015

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Figurine of a man and a woman playing chess. Porcelain. Woman is seated; man is standing. Chessboard is on a small table. The entire scene is on a round pedestal base. The woman is pale-pink skinned with gray hair with yellow bow and white feathers. She's wearing a blue bodice which is low-cut and has a red flower tucked in front. The sleeves are elbow length and end in white ruffles with black dots along ends. Her underskirt is white with small flowers done in red, yellow, blue, and green with a pink stripe at the bottom. Her over-skirt is yellow. She's wearing blue-green shoes with a red buckle or bow. The man is pale-pink skinned with gray hair with a large purple bow. He wears a purple coat with green border, a white vest with purple edging, a red bow tie, yellow knickers, white stockings, and black shoes with green bow or buckle. Chair is Rococo style with cabriole legs, painted brown to like wood with light purple upholstery. The table is also Rococo style with cabriole legs, and has a marble top over a wooden frame. The chess board is cream and black with 6 pieces showing including 3 black and 3 red. The pedestal base is edged in scroll work, the highlight of which are in gold.
Mark on bottom: small gold "K". Also some pencil inscriptions with numbers that are illegible.
Vent holes at bottom of table and under woman.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-6.1 W-3.75 D-2.6 inches

Provenance:

From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)

Subjects:

Chess