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

Group

ca. 1749-1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in soft-paste porcelain of lovers. The woman is seated on a tree stump decorated with applied flowers and with a lamb in her lap, and the man is sitting at her feet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with applied flowers
Brief description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain, 'The Girl-in-a-Swing', possibly London, ca. 1749-1759.
Physical description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain of lovers. The woman is seated on a tree stump decorated with applied flowers and with a lamb in her lap, and the man is sitting at her feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Credit line
Given by E.S. McEwan, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.75-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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