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

London Cryers

Figure
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
Place of origin

Figure, moulded, earthenware. Girl in a yellow skirt spotted with black, the rest of her dres spotted with brown and grey. She holds a basket of fruit and stands on a rocky green mound with, in impressed capitals, 'LONDON CRYERS' round the front of the base


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLondon Cryers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, painted in underglaze colours (pratt ware)
Brief description
Figure, pratt ware, 'London Cryers', probably Staffordshire, about 1790-1800.
Physical description
Figure, moulded, earthenware. Girl in a yellow skirt spotted with black, the rest of her dres spotted with brown and grey. She holds a basket of fruit and stands on a rocky green mound with, in impressed capitals, 'LONDON CRYERS' round the front of the base
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.2cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs Mary B. Sargeant
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006). p.268. ill.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.458-1967

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2009
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