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

Group

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of peasants in hard-paste white porcelain and glazed. A man and woman hold fruit and flowers. On the ground are a water melon and a basket of apples. The group are on a circular pedestal base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Figure group of peasants in hard-paste porcelain, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, late 18th century.
Physical description
Figure group of peasants in hard-paste white porcelain and glazed. A man and woman hold fruit and flowers. On the ground are a water melon and a basket of apples. The group are on a circular pedestal base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
Gallery label
Figure Group of Peasants Porcelain ITALY (LE NOVE); late 18th century Gift of Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall D.S.O. through the National Art-Collections Fund C.664-1923 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.664-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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