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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

1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
William Duesbury & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Derby (made)

Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a Turkish man. He wears a turban and a long cloak. Gold rococo base.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Soft Paste Porcelain
Enamels
Gilded
Painted
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a Turkish man, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1770-1784.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a Turkish man. He wears a turban and a long cloak. Gold rococo base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
Style
Chelsea-Derby
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No 3' (Incised)
  • Indistinct mark (In red)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subject depicted
Man
Bibliographic references
  • Haslem, John. The Old Derby China Factory. West Yorkshire : E. P. Publishing, 1973. 172 p.
  • Bemrose, William. Bow, Chelsea and Derby Porcelain. London : Bemrose & Sons Ltd, 1898. 70 p.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1136-1924

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
Record URL
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