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

Figure

ca. 1790 (made), ca. 1789-1790 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Meissen Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Jüchtzer, Christian Gotfried (modeller)
Place of origin
Meissen (made)

Figure of a youth, after the Diadumenos of Polycleitus, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Standing man with drapery looped over column support. Both arms raised to tie hair band. Flat round base with Greek key-pattern in relief.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste biscuit porcelain
Hard Paste Porcelain
Brief description
Figure of a youth, after the Diadumenos of Polycleitus, hard-paste biscuit porcelain, probably modelled by C. G. Jüchtzer, about 1789-90, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1790
Physical description
Figure of a youth, after the Diadumenos of Polycleitus, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Standing man with drapery looped over column support. Both arms raised to tie hair band. Flat round base with Greek key-pattern in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords with a triangle (Factory mark, incised)
  • 'J 43' (Incised)
  • '36' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
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
Youth
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, pp. 166, 169 (mark).
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.67-1922

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 Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.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
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O333931/figure-jüchtzer-christian-gotfried/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest