Statuette
second half 15th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This statuette of pipeclay is made in the second half of the 15th century in Siegburg, Germany by an unknown artist.
It represents a man and woman standing in the costume of the period. The man is pouring out of a jug into a bowl held by the woman, who stands at his left side.
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.
It represents a man and woman standing in the costume of the period. The man is pouring out of a jug into a bowl held by the woman, who stands at his left side.
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
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pipeclay |
| Brief description | Statuette, pipeclay, a man and a woman, Germany (Siegburg), second half of 15th century |
| Physical description | A man and woman standing in the costume of the period. The man puring out of a jug into a bowl held by the woman, who stands at his left side. |
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| Object history | Bought from Thewalt Collection. |
| Historical context | Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which pipeclay figures were also fired. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette of pipeclay is made in the second half of the 15th century in Siegburg, Germany by an unknown artist. It represents a man and woman standing in the costume of the period. The man is pouring out of a jug into a bowl held by the woman, who stands at his left side. 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. 271 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1594-1903 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2008 |
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