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

Group

1800-1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Group of porcelain. A woman with one knee upon a chair and a foot on the ground is holding by the hair a man who has fallen on a broken chair. Both figures are in late eighteenth century costume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Group of porcelain, depicting a man and a woman, painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1800-1848
Physical description
Group of porcelain. A woman with one knee upon a chair and a foot on the ground is holding by the hair a man who has fallen on a broken chair. Both figures are in late eighteenth century costume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords, in blue (In imitation of Meissen porcelain)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Twitchett, John Derby porcelain London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1980, p. 244
Collection
Accession number
3016-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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