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

Figure

ca. 1765 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a girl with apron of flowers. Soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of a girl with apron of flowers, soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded, painted in enamels and gilt; manufactured by Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1765.
Physical description
Figure of a girl with apron of flowers. Soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.1cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Nancy Valpy
Object history
Purchased by the donor from Klaber and Klaber for £125 in January 1972 (receipt on RPs).
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Charleston, R.J. & D. Towner, English ceramics, 1580-1830: a commemorative catalogue of ceramics and enamels to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-1977. London (Russell Chambers, Covent Garden, W.C.2) : Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd for Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1977, Cat. 139.
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1996

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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