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

Figure Group

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

Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of Orpheus with a lyre and the dog Cerberus. Orpheus stands naked except for a purple scarf suspended from his shoulder, in the attitude of striking his lyre. The triple-headed dog is fastened to a rocky pedestal. Square hollow base painted green.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, modelled by J.C.W. Beyer, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1770
Physical description
Figure group in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded of Orpheus with a lyre and the dog Cerberus. Orpheus stands naked except for a purple scarf suspended from his shoulder, in the attitude of striking his lyre. The triple-headed dog is fastened to a rocky pedestal. Square hollow base painted green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Double 'C' [in monogram] under a crown (In underglaze blue)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.20-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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