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

Figure

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of soft-paste porcelain. A standing figure of a nun in a long robe and veil; circular base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure of a nun, soft-paste porcelain, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1750
Physical description
Statuette of soft-paste porcelain. A standing figure of a nun in a long robe and veil; circular base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
The model has been attributed to the 'Muses Modeller'
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, pp. 83-84.
Collection
Accession number
2883-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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