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

Group

ca. 1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a peasant man and woman. They stand and the man's right arm is round the woman's shoulder. The woman carries a basket of fruits under her right arm and holds an apple in her left hand. Mound base with applied flowers and tree-stump support behind.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a peasant man and woman, probably modelled by Simon Feilner, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, ca. 1752
Physical description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a peasant man and woman. They stand and the man's right arm is round the woman's shoulder. The woman carries a basket of fruits under her right arm and holds an apple in her left hand. Mound base with applied flowers and tree-stump support behind.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'H 2' (Impressed)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.107-1942

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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