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

Andromache mourning Hector

Figure
ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Andromache mourning the ashes of Hector in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Standing figure, left arm resting on an urn on a plinth, right hand holding a sprig of foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAndromache mourning Hector (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure, Andromache mourning Hector, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780
Physical description
Figure of Andromache mourning the ashes of Hector in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Standing figure, left arm resting on an urn on a plinth, right hand holding a sprig of foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 244' (Figure model number incised on base)
Credit line
Given by Frank E. Halliwell, OBE
Production
Label - Chelsea-Derby.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.181-1987

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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