Not currently on display at the V&A

Statuette

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

This statuette of pipeclay is made in the middle of the 16th century in Siegburg, Germany by an unknown artist and represents the standing figure of a lady in the costume of the period.

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, figure of a lady, Germany (Siegburg), middle of 16th century
Physical description
Standing figure of a lady in the costume of the period.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.71cm
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.
Subject depicted
Summary
This statuette of pipeclay is made in the middle of the 16th century in Siegburg, Germany by an unknown artist and represents the standing figure of a lady in the costume of the period.

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
1597-1903

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
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