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

Hasenjagd

Lithophane
mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a hare hunt in progress in a wooded copse. To the left a hunter is in the act of firing his shotgun at a hare, which is being chased by a dog. A gamesman attends the hunter. The piece is edge-framed with an alloy.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHasenjagd (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio
Brief description
Lithophane, hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio showing a hare hunt, Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur, Plaue, Thuringia, Germany, mid 19th century.
Physical description
Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a hare hunt in progress in a wooded copse. To the left a hunter is in the act of firing his shotgun at a hare, which is being chased by a dog. A gamesman attends the hunter. The piece is edge-framed with an alloy.
Dimensions
  • With frame height: 16.5cm
  • With frame width: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PPM 447' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs G. M. Spear
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.16A-1971

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Record createdJuly 28, 2010
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