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

Figure

ca. 1758-1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a hawker in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He walks carrying a lantern in his right hand. A basket containing bottles is over his left arm. Irregular mounded base with applied flowers and slight scrollwork in relief picked out in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a hawker in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1758-1769.
Physical description
Figure of a hawker in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He walks carrying a lantern in his right hand. A basket containing bottles is over his left arm. Irregular mounded base with applied flowers and slight scrollwork in relief picked out in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor (In gold)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.698-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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