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

Figure

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a sportsman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands in front of a low tree-stump. His right arm is outstretched and his left hand holds a gun that is resting on the ground. The dog is lying beside his right foot. Circular flat base with applied flowers and leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with applied work
Brief description
Figure of a sportsman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755
Physical description
Figure of a sportsman with a dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands in front of a low tree-stump. His right arm is outstretched and his left hand holds a gun that is resting on the ground. The dog is lying beside his right foot. Circular flat base with applied flowers and leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'W' (Incised on the upper surface of the base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Bradshaw, Peter. Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774. 1992, fig. 153
Collection
Accession number
C.324-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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