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

Britannia

Figure
ca. 1763 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Britannia, stands on a scrolled rococo base among the implements of war, with her weight on the left foot and her head turned half left. She wears helmet, cuirass, girt-up skirt, and rests her left hand on an oval shield. To her left stands a lion; behind her on her right is a globe with the white ensign leaning over it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBritannia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled in colours and gilt
Brief description
Figure, Britannia, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1763
Physical description
Figure of Britannia, stands on a scrolled rococo base among the implements of war, with her weight on the left foot and her head turned half left. She wears helmet, cuirass, girt-up skirt, and rests her left hand on an oval shield. To her left stands a lion; behind her on her right is a globe with the white ensign leaning over it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.6cm
Credit line
Given by Major General H. G. D. Scott
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.766-1936

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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