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

Figure

ca. 1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a Triton in hard-paste porcelain, in low relief, painted in enamels and gilded. From his shoulder springs a scroll, from which is suspended a laurel wreath intertwined with his tail.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a Triton in hard-paste porcelain, Doccia porcelain factory, Florence, ca. 1760-1770
Physical description
Figure of a Triton in hard-paste porcelain, in low relief, painted in enamels and gilded. From his shoulder springs a scroll, from which is suspended a laurel wreath intertwined with his tail.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.3cm
  • Width: 3.2cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
9044-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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