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

Gardener

Figure
1793-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Coffee, William (modeller)
Hill, Joseph (repairer)
Place of origin
Derby (made)

Figure of a gardener in biscuit porcelain. He leans against a tree stump on a square base.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Figure
TitleGardener (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Biscuit
Brief description
Figure of a gardener in biscuit porcelain modelled by William Coffee, repaired by Joseph Hill, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1793-1795.
Physical description
Figure of a gardener in biscuit porcelain. He leans against a tree stump on a square base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'No 359' (Figure model number incised on base)
  • A triangle (Repairer's mark incised on base)
Production
Label - modelled by William Coffee.
Subjects depicted
Man
Gardener
Spade
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.262-1976

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
Record URL
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