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
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a shepherd boy standing and playing a pipe. A large dog sits beside him and a tree-stump is at the back. Rococo scrolled base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a shepherd boy standing and playing a pipe, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, 1770-1784.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a shepherd boy standing and playing a pipe. A large dog sits beside him and a tree-stump is at the back. Rococo scrolled base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'58' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.258-1935

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Record createdJune 23, 2009
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