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Jardinière

Jardinière
1884 (made)
Artist/Maker
Willdigg, John (sculptor)
Place of origin
England (made)

Red terracotta jardinière made in 1884, by John Willdigg, a National Scholar from the National Art Training Schools, South Kensington.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Jardinière
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jardiniere
  • Jardinière
TitleJardinière (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Red terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Jardinière, terracotta, by John Willdigg, England, 1884
Physical description
Jardinière, red terracotta, oblong with surved sides and ends and scroll feet, decorated in relief with recumbent figures, masks and foliage. Rams heads project from the upper corners. Label attached to the inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Length: 53,34cm
  • Width: 38,10cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Gold medal. John Willdigg Hanley. 4.' (On a label attached to the inside of the object.)
Object history
Purchased from the sculptor in 1886 for £3.
Subjects depicted
Figures
Masks
Foliage
Ram
Summary
Red terracotta jardinière made in 1884, by John Willdigg, a National Scholar from the National Art Training Schools, South Kensington.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1886, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1887. pp. 69-70
  • Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002, p. 433.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
620FRAG-1886

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2008
Record URL
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