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

Figure

ca. 1753 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a gardener in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands beside a tree stump and holds a bunch of grapes in his right hand and another bunch on a rod over his left shoulder. Irregular four-sided base, recessed below, with vine-leaves, stems and grapes in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a gardener in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1753
Physical description
Figure of a gardener in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands beside a tree stump and holds a bunch of grapes in his right hand and another bunch on a rod over his left shoulder. Irregular four-sided base, recessed below, with vine-leaves, stems and grapes in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mr A.L.B. Ashton, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.178-1933

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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