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

Winter

Figure
ca. 1752-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Winter represented as a boy reclining against a stump and warming his hands over a fire. He has a large cloak thrown over his head and is partly draped about his body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Winter (manufacturer's title)
  • Infant Seasons (series title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Winter represented as a boy, Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1752-55
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain of Winter represented as a boy reclining against a stump and warming his hands over a fire. He has a large cloak thrown over his head and is partly draped about his body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Mallet, J.V.G. 'Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby' in Walford, Tom and Hilary Young British Ceramic Design, 1600-2002: Papers presented at the colloquium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-2002. 2003, p. 48, fig. 9
Collection
Accession number
C.531-1909

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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