Figure thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

ca. 1741 (made), ca. 1741 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a woman gardener, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated and holding on her lap a large basket as a flower holder relief-moulded in Sulkowski ozier pattern. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. Black hood and bodice, blue jacket with iron-red cuffs patterned with gilt foliage; white collar with purple embroidery; pale yellow apron patterned with Indian flowers over white skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of a woman gardener, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by J. J. Kändler, about 1741, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1741
Physical description
Figure of a woman gardener, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated and holding on her lap a large basket as a flower holder relief-moulded in Sulkowski ozier pattern. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. Black hood and bodice, blue jacket with iron-red cuffs patterned with gilt foliage; white collar with purple embroidery; pale yellow apron patterned with Indian flowers over white skirt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
Credit line
Given by Mr W. A. J. Floersheim
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Zimmermann, Ernst, Meissner porzellan. Leipzig, Hiersemann, 1926, p. 151
  • Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Note 199
Collection
Accession number
C.148-1931

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest