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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Design Gallery, The Factory, Case 2

Majolica Ware

Figure
1858 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in lead-glazed earthenware of a sea horse surmounted by a cupid bearing a shell on his shoulder.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMajolica Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
'Majolica Ware' figure group of a sea horse and cupid in lead-glazed earthenware, modelled by A-E Carrier de Belleuse, made by Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1858.
Physical description
Figure group in lead-glazed earthenware of a sea horse surmounted by a cupid bearing a shell on his shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Width: 31.1cm
  • Depth: 15.2cm
  • Weight: 3kg
Marks and inscriptions
  • An ermine tail (impressed)
  • Date code for 1858 (impressed)
Production
Known in the factory records as Seahorse with Shell.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
5884-1860

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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