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

Gardener's Companion

Figure
1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a woman standing in front of a tree and using a watering can.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGardener's Companion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1784.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a woman standing in front of a tree and using a watering can.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No 240' (Figure model number incised on base)
  • 'T' (Incised on base)
  • 'N' (Incised on base)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Bradshaw - p.305 pl.252.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Haslem, John. The Old Derby China Factory. 1876. 174 p.
  • Bemrose, William. Bow, Chelsea and Derby Porcelain. London : Bemrose & Sons Ltd, 1898. 73 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.1135-1924

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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