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

Dick Turpin

Figure
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Dick Turpin in white lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and gilded. He is seated on a horse facing left. The white horse has a black muzzle and hoofs. Rocky base on an oval plinth inscribed in raised letters with 'DICK TURPIN' picked out in brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDick Turpin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of Dick Turpin in white lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and gilded, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Figure of Dick Turpin in white lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and gilded. He is seated on a horse facing left. The white horse has a black muzzle and hoofs. Rocky base on an oval plinth inscribed in raised letters with 'DICK TURPIN' picked out in brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.2cm
  • Base width: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'DICK TURPIN' (Inscribed in raised letters on an oval plinth)
Gallery label
Figure depicting Dick Turpin Made in Staffordshire, about 1850 Lead-glazed earthenware C.18-1929 Gift of Mr J.D. Kennedy through the National Art Collections Fund(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mr J. D. Kennedy through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.18-1929

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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