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See Paul Atterbury, ed., The Parian Phenomenon, Sommerset, 1989, p. 110, fig. 358 for a study of the model originally executed in parian and celebrated in majolica.
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DATE CYPHER FOR 1861, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND VARIOUS MARKS, SHAPE NO. 367, AFTER A MODEL BY ALBERT CARRIER-BELLEUSE
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A MINTON MAJOLICA MODEL OF A PUTTO, 'SCIENCE'
Date cypher for 1861, impressed uppercase and various marks, shape no. 367, after a model by Albert Carrier-Belleuse
Depicted standing and measuring a sphere with a caliper before a pile of books and a cog, the circular base labelled to front above wreath-moulded socle
10 in. (25.3 cm.) high
Date cypher for 1861, impressed uppercase and various marks, shape no. 367, after a model by Albert Carrier-Belleuse
Depicted standing and measuring a sphere with a caliper before a pile of books and a cog, the circular base labelled to front above wreath-moulded socle
10 in. (25.3 cm.) high