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

Boy with a posy

Figure
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He sits and holds a bunch of flowers. Oval base with applied flowers and slight scrollwork shaded with green, yellow and pink.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBoy with a posy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1755-1760.
Physical description
Figure of a boy in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He sits and holds a bunch of flowers. Oval base with applied flowers and slight scrollwork shaded with green, yellow and pink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
No ref. in Bradshaw.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.675-1925

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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