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

Group of cupids

Figure Group
1784-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in biscuit porcelain. Four cupids in hats stand with two dogs on a rocky base surrounding a tree. One has a gun and wallet, two others are playing a hunting horn and a pipe respectively, and the fourth rests his arm on a bird cage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGroup of cupids (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1784-1800
Physical description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain. Four cupids in hats stand with two dogs on a rocky base surrounding a tree. One has a gun and wallet, two others are playing a hunting horn and a pipe respectively, and the fourth rests his arm on a bird cage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'N 251' (Figure model number incised on base)
  • 'J' (Incised on base)
Credit line
Given by Mrs James, in memory of her son, George Brooksbank-James FRCS
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.61:1-1924

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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