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

Dancer

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

Figure of a female dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. She stands on a low scrolled circular base with tree stump behind, poised on her right foot, holding skirt with right hand, missing mask to one side in left hand


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDancer (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Figure of a dancer, enamelled soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760
Physical description
Figure of a female dancer in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. She stands on a low scrolled circular base with tree stump behind, poised on her right foot, holding skirt with right hand, missing mask to one side in left hand
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Height converted from imperial
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss C.A.R. Adams
Collection
Accession number
C.45-1947

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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