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

Mars

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

Figure of Mars as a Roman General in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands wearing a plumed helmet, red robe, white shirt with gilt dots, and yellow kilt with a gold fringe. His left hand rests on a shield. Grassy mound base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMars
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of Mars or a Roman General in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Würzburg porcelain factory, Thuringia, 1775-1780.
Physical description
Figure of Mars as a Roman General in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands wearing a plumed helmet, red robe, white shirt with gilt dots, and yellow kilt with a gold fringe. His left hand rests on a shield. Grassy mound base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.75-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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