[Othello relates his story] [realia].
1880
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Title
[Othello relates his story] [realia].
Created/published
[Dresden, Germany] : [s.n.], [after 1880]
Description
1 figure : multi-colored German pottery ; 10 x 15 x 6 1/4 in.
Summary
3 figures on base w. marbled balustrade in bkgr. (l.-r.): Othello stands w. r. arm extended, l. on balustrade; Desdemona, seated on rug, leans against Brabantio, also seated. Objects: (l. to r.) a stool, a stringed instrument, and an open book. Othello wears purple tunic lined w. pink, yellow sleeves and trunks, pink stockings; Desdemona in white dress w. blue stole; Brabantio in orange robe and hat; gold trim.
Note
Purple stamp on base: Germany.
Othello's right hand is detachable.
Composition based on Carl Ludwig Becker painting of 1880.
Othello's right hand is detachable.
Composition based on Carl Ludwig Becker painting of 1880.
Provenance
Provenance: Oliver's Auction Gallery: Boothbay Theatre Coll. (679) June 22-24, 1990.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library, 2016. Will and Jane: Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity.
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Genre/form
Portraits.
Figurines.
Figurines.
Place of creation/publication
Germany.
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ART 231732 (realia)
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