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Figure

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This figure in made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.

This figure in relief is of pipeclay and shows the standing figure of a man in the costume of the period. It was made for the application to pottery.

The material pipeclay is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pipeclay in relief
Brief description
Figure in relief, pipeclay, s standing man, Germany (Siegburg), 16th century
Physical description
Standing figure of a man in costume of the period.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.08cm
Object history
Dug up near Cologne. Bought, 5s.
Historical context
Made for application to pottery.
Production
Germany - Siegburg
Subject depicted
Summary
This figure in made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.

This figure in relief is of pipeclay and shows the standing figure of a man in the costume of the period. It was made for the application to pottery.

The material pipeclay is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1903 - 1904. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1903, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1907, p. 252
Collection
Accession number
1473-1903

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Record createdNovember 21, 2008
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