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

Two virgins awaking Cupid

Figure Group
1778-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid. Cupid lies asleep on a heap of rocks with his head resting on his quiver and an overturned bottle lies on the ground by his side. The two virgins stand looking at him, one holding out her right hand as if to tickle his ear with a straw. Behind them is a tree.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTwo virgins awaking Cupid (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid, repair attributed to Joseph Hill, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1778-1790.
Physical description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of two virgins awaking Cupid. Cupid lies asleep on a heap of rocks with his head resting on his quiver and an overturned bottle lies on the ground by his side. The two virgins stand looking at him, one holding out her right hand as if to tickle his ear with a straw. Behind them is a tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'No. 195' (Figure model number incised on base)
  • A triangle (Repairer's mark incised on base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
The incised triangle is the mark of Joseph Hill by whom this specimen was moulded and put together.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972 No. 1447
Collection
Accession number
C.275-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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