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

Haymaker

Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a haymaker in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. He stands upright, with a scythe (defective) over his shoulder, from which hangs a barrel. He wears a black hat, pink coat with turquoise lining, white shirt, and flowered knee-breeches and stands on a base formed as a grassy mound.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHaymaker (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure, Haymaker, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1775
Physical description
Figure of a haymaker in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. He stands upright, with a scythe (defective) over his shoulder, from which hangs a barrel. He wears a black hat, pink coat with turquoise lining, white shirt, and flowered knee-breeches and stands on a base formed as a grassy mound.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
Height converted from imperial
Marks and inscriptions
  • '198' (Figure model number incised on base)
  • 'G' (Incised on base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.679-1919

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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