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

Statuette

ca. 1753-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of a carpenter in a white coat, yellow breeches and black hat, carrying a bag of tools over his left shoulder and a bundle in his right hand; supported by a tree-trunk on a base with applied flowers and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Statuette of a carpenter, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1753-1755
Physical description
Statuette of a carpenter in a white coat, yellow breeches and black hat, carrying a bag of tools over his left shoulder and a bundle in his right hand; supported by a tree-trunk on a base with applied flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
A similar figure is (Dec-1916) in the collection of Mr. Whiteley Tolson, Huddersfield, illustrated in his album, No. 494.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, p. 59
  • King, William. "Chelsea Chronology" in E.C.C. Trans. No. I, 1933. p. 9
  • Honey, W. B. English pottery and porcelain London: Black, 1947, p. 120.
  • Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain London: Faber & Faber, 1977, Pl. 3c.
Collection
Accession number
2923-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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