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

Figure

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a wood-cutter. He wears a black hat, black neck-cloth, red waistcoat, green braces, mauve coat lined in yellow, light blue breeches, white stockings, and black boots and gaiters. In his left hand, he carries a wooden club, and over his right shoulder a hammer. Behind him is a pile of logs. Rococo base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a wood-cutter, modelled by Lejeune, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1765.
Physical description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a wood-cutter. He wears a black hat, black neck-cloth, red waistcoat, green braces, mauve coat lined in yellow, light blue breeches, white stockings, and black boots and gaiters. In his left hand, he carries a wooden club, and over his right shoulder a hammer. Behind him is a pile of logs. Rococo base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In underglaze blue)
  • 'S' (In black)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1608-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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