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

Cupid seated with a falcon

Figure Group
ca. 1770-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Cupid seated with a falcon beside a tree. He is seated on a rocky pedestal decorated with flowers. The falcon sits on his right hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCupid seated with a falcon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Cupid seated with a falcon beside a tree, modelled by Nicholas Gauron, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770-1790
Physical description
Figure group in biscuit porcelain of Cupid seated with a falcon beside a tree. He is seated on a rocky pedestal decorated with flowers. The falcon sits on his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 213' (Figure model number incised on base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1307-1919

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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