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

Autumn

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

Figure of a girl, emblematic of Autumn, in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She sits on the stump of a vine and holds a basket of fruit on her lap. She wears grapes in her hair, a yellow bodice and a blue gilt petticoat with yellow skirt. Gilt scrollwork base on four feet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAutumn (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a girl, emblematic of Autumn, in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, early 19th century.
Physical description
Figure of a girl, emblematic of Autumn, in porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She sits on the stump of a vine and holds a basket of fruit on her lap. She wears grapes in her hair, a yellow bodice and a blue gilt petticoat with yellow skirt. Gilt scrollwork base on four feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'No 61' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1297-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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