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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

ca. 1787-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in white biscuit porcelain of a maiden seated on the ground and reading. On an oval stand of turquoise-blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain and a gilded stand
Brief description
Figure in white biscuit porcelain of a maiden seated on the ground and reading, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1787 or later
Physical description
Figure in white biscuit porcelain of a maiden seated on the ground and reading. On an oval stand of turquoise-blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Base length: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two 'L's (In blue enamel)
  • 'FF' (In blue enamel)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
One of a pair with 769-1882. From a model made by Boizot in 1780.
Production
This pair of models are known as Le philosophe and L'etude. They have been attributed to Boizot, but without evidence, as others could have provided models for his approval.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Maxwell, Christopher. French Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century. V & A Publishing, 2009. Cat. 69, p. 76
Collection
Accession number
769A-1882

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Record createdJune 21, 2010
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