Bow
(England 1744–1776)
Neptune or Water
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
The model is attributable to the anonymous artist known as the ‘Muses modeller’. The figure would originally have formed part of a set of the four elements, water being represented by Neptune, god of the sea. The Bow set was later reissued on rococo scrollwork bases.
- Year
- circa 1752-circa 1755
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- 19.6 x 11.2 x 9.6 cm
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.79
