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

Figure Group

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of two goldfinches and a spaniel. The spaniel is springing up at the birds which are perched on a branching stump with applied flowers. Oval base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of two goldfinches and a spaniel, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of two goldfinches and a spaniel. The spaniel is springing up at the birds which are perched on a branching stump with applied flowers. Oval base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
Formerly in the William Bemrose Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.170-1935

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Record createdJune 17, 2009
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