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

Map seller

Figure
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a woman pedlar in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands holding a box with a tray and drawers which contain her wares. She holds a map in her left hand. Scrolled base picked out with gold and crimson.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMap seller (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a woman pedlar in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765-1770.
Physical description
Figure of a woman pedlar in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands holding a box with a tray and drawers which contain her wares. She holds a map in her left hand. Scrolled base picked out with gold and crimson.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Label states Derby or Early Chelsea-Derby.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London : Faber&Faber, 1948. 110 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.693-1925

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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