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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

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a swan in white porcelain painted with the bill, eyes and legs in black and red enamels, and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with black and red enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a swan in white porcelain painted with enamels, Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Figure of a swan in white porcelain painted with the bill, eyes and legs in black and red enamels, and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.293-1935.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rice, D. G, The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. Plate 157.
Collection
Accession number
C.293A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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