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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Group

ca. 1749-1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Group, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two kids lying down on an oval base painted with flowers and foliage


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Group, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two kids lying down on an oval base, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1749-1752
Physical description
Group, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of two kids lying down on an oval base painted with flowers and foliage
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Base length: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In relief and painted in red on an applied oval medallion.)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van Galen, Amsterdam, for £5 in October 1880
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 132 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:206-1885

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Record createdDecember 15, 2008
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