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

Figure

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a youth in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He sits on a green mound and wears a blue coat with gilt flowers, white flowered waistcoat, pink breeches, white stockings and black shoes with gold laces. By his sound is a dog seated on its hind quarters and begging for a morsel of bread which the youth holds above its head. On the ground by his feet us a black three-cornered hat. Irregular green base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a youth in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Figure of a youth in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He sits on a green mound and wears a blue coat with gilt flowers, white flowered waistcoat, pink breeches, white stockings and black shoes with gold laces. By his sound is a dog seated on its hind quarters and begging for a morsel of bread which the youth holds above its head. On the ground by his feet us a black three-cornered hat. Irregular green base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 51' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Twitchett, John. Derby Porcelain. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. 247 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.1298-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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