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

Figure

ca. 1770-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a boy as sportsman. He stands leaning against a holly-bush with a gun and crouching dog. His garments are bordered with gilt lines. Rococo scrolled base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a boy as sportsman, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770-1775.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a boy as sportsman. He stands leaning against a holly-bush with a gun and crouching dog. His garments are bordered with gilt lines. Rococo scrolled base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.1cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Production
Label - Chelsea-Derby.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.257-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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