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

Figure

middle of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain figure of a monkey playing a hurdy-gurdy, standing, wearing a long robe strewn with small green flowers, and lilac band down the back; white-frilled cap. The base is moulded with rococo scrolls picked out in gilt and painted green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of a monkey playing a hurdy-gurdy, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Kornilov porcelain factory, St Petersburg, Russia, middle of 19th century
Physical description
Porcelain figure of a monkey playing a hurdy-gurdy, standing, wearing a long robe strewn with small green flowers, and lilac band down the back; white-frilled cap. The base is moulded with rococo scrolls picked out in gilt and painted green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Korniloff' (in Russian characters) under the Imperial arms (Printed in black)
Credit line
Given by Miss W. H. Tweedie
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.597-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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