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

Autumn

Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Autumn of soft-paste porcelain, painted in purple, turquoise, brown, yellow and lime green. Figure of a putto holding in his right hand a bunch of grapes and in his left a cornucopia spilling stylised fruits and vegetables and flowers. The putto is draped in a garland of grapes hanging form a vine. There is a firing hole in his head.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAutumn (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled in colours and gilt
Brief description
Figure, Autumn, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765
Physical description
Figure of Autumn of soft-paste porcelain, painted in purple, turquoise, brown, yellow and lime green. Figure of a putto holding in his right hand a bunch of grapes and in his left a cornucopia spilling stylised fruits and vegetables and flowers. The putto is draped in a garland of grapes hanging form a vine. There is a firing hole in his head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.0cm
  • Base length: 17.0cm
Collection
Accession number
C.89-1982

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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