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

Figure

ca. 1756-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws; the pedestal (which is separately formed) has a shaped front and sides and is decorated with scrollwork in relief and small panels painted with landscapes


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws, the pedestal has a shaped front and sides, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, ca. 1756-60
Physical description
Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a scops owl on a pedestal, perched with a smaller bird grasped in its claws; the pedestal (which is separately formed) has a shaped front and sides and is decorated with scrollwork in relief and small panels painted with landscapes
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Pedestal width: 7.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:225-1885 (Sch. I 150). Previously attributed to Longton Hall.
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Heigham, London, for £3 3 shillings in August 1868.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. Reattributed to Longton Hall by Bernard Watney, 1957.
Production
Previously attributed to Longton Hall
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Watney, B. Longton Hall Porcelain. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. 38 p, note 1.
Other number
Sch. I 150A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:225/A-1885

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
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