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

The Toper

Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a boy seated astride a cask; he is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front, and on either side is a branch with applied flowers and foliage; he holds up a tankard in his left hand, and wears a black hat and shoes, a light blue jacket, and red breeches


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Toper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a boy seated astride a cask and holding up a tankard, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770
Physical description
Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a boy seated astride a cask; he is supported on a high base with symmetrical leafy scrollwork in relief on the front, and on either side is a branch with applied flowers and foliage; he holds up a tankard in his left hand, and wears a black hat and shoes, a light blue jacket, and red breeches
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:694/A-1885 (Sch. I 703A)
Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased these figures from Kerridge, London, for £6 10 shillings in January 1873
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 703 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:694-1885

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Record createdFebruary 4, 2009
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