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

Group

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group, in bone china painted in enamels and gilded, of two greyhounds and a dead hare; one of the hounds is sitting up, the other is lying down; on an oval rocky base coloured green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure group, in bone china painted in enamels and gilded, of two greyhounds and a dead hare, made by Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1830
Physical description
Figure group, in bone china painted in enamels and gilded, of two greyhounds and a dead hare; one of the hounds is sitting up, the other is lying down; on an oval rocky base coloured green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Length: 11.1cm
  • Width: 5.4cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from '?', Norwich, for 5 shillings in November 1872
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 803 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:793-1885

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2009
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