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

Figure

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a sphinx or mermaid in lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. On a green mound.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a sphinx or mermaid in lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, made in Burslem, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Figure of a sphinx or mermaid in lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. On a green mound.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
Gallery label
Figure depicting sphinx/mermaid Made in Burslem, Staffordshire, about 1820 Bequeathed by Miss Helena Hill Lead-glazed earthenware C.43-1944(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Helena Hill
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.43-1944

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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