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

Statuette

ca. 1775-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of Athena depicted as a female figure in classical dress consisting of a long sleeved white chiton with gilt edge and blue girdle and a green himation, with pink linking and gold fringe, thrown round the lower limbs. She stands on a panelled square plinth with chamfered corners, beside a low octagonal pedestal on the top of which are a plumed helmet and the Gorgon shield.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Statuette of Athena, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, possibly from a model by Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1775-1780
Physical description
Statuette of Athena depicted as a female figure in classical dress consisting of a long sleeved white chiton with gilt edge and blue girdle and a green himation, with pink linking and gold fringe, thrown round the lower limbs. She stands on a panelled square plinth with chamfered corners, beside a low octagonal pedestal on the top of which are a plumed helmet and the Gorgon shield.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.34-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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