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

Figure

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

Figure of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. A young peasant girl is standing and holding a basket of pears in both hands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Figure of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. A young peasant girl is standing and holding a basket of pears in both hands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Base diameter: 3.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '50' and 'F:Z:S' (Incised)
  • (Sign for Mars in red)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
From a model by Franz Anton Pustelli 1760s.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.856-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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