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Lady with Dog

Figure Group
1916-1937 (made), 1916 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Nymphenburg (manufacturers)
Scheurich, Paul (modeller)
Place of origin
Nymphenburg (made)

Figure group of an elegant lady and a dog, sitting up on a cushion, white porcelain.


Object details

Categories
Images Online
Ceramics
Porcelain
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
SCRAN
Object type
Figure group
Titles
  • Lady with Dog (manufacturer's title)
  • Dame mit Hündchen (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Porcelain
Brief description
Figure group: 'Dame mit Hündchen' (Lady with Dog), porcelain, designed and modelled in 1916 by Paul Scheurich, made at Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany, 1916-37.
Physical description
Figure group of an elegant lady and a dog, sitting up on a cushion, white porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Scheurich', incised on the back of the support behind the lady
  • Bavarian arms on the base, impressed (Nymphenburg factory mark)
  • '546' on the base, incised (model number)
  • '3' on the base, incised (No. 3 was a number for the repairer Jakob Grob (born in Wattenheim 27.10.1881, death unknown) working in Nymphenburg for many years. This mark was used between 26.7.1909-18.11.1931 and 16.6.1937-10.7.1937)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs N.N. Robbins
Production
Designed and modelled in 1916 by Paul Scheurich. The incised repairer's mark indicates that this figure was made between 1916, when it was designed and modelled, and november 1931 or in 1937
Subjects depicted
Woman
Spaniel (Dog)
Cushion
Bibliographic references
  • See Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file
  • Liefkes, Reino and Hilary Young, eds. Masterpieces of World Ceramics.. London: V & A Publishing, 2008. pp.126-127, ill ISBN 9781 851 775279.
  • A.Ziffer, Nymphenburger Moderne, Eurasburg 1997, p. 441
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.21-1955

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Record createdJanuary 3, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72457/lady-with-dog-figure-group-scheurich-paul/
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