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Statuette

late 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette is from the late 15th century by an unknown artist and was dug up near Cologne alongside other objects.

The statuette represents a female figure holding an object of indistinct form in the right hand.
It is made of pipeclay, which is a fine white clay 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 pipe-clay figures were also fired.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pipeclay
Brief description
Statuette, pipeclay, standing female figure, Germany (Siegburg), late 15th century
Physical description
Standing female figure holding an object of indistinct form in the right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.62cm
Object history
Dug up near Cologne. Bought, 5s.
Production
Germany - Siegburg
Subject depicted
Summary
This statuette is from the late 15th century by an unknown artist and was dug up near Cologne alongside other objects.

The statuette represents a female figure holding an object of indistinct form in the right hand.
It is made of pipeclay, which is a fine white clay 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 pipe-clay figures were also 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
1481-1903

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Record createdNovember 21, 2008
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