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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

1830-1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a peacock of porcelain, standing on a stump amid sprays of flowers, supported on a rococo-scrolled base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of a peacock, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1830-1847
Physical description
Figure of a peacock of porcelain, standing on a stump amid sprays of flowers, supported on a rococo-scrolled base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Length: 16.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Gothic 'D' under a crown (Pinted in red)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
cf. C.290-1935 (Herbert Allen Collection No. 130)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2986-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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