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

Infant boy and girl

Figure Group
ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in glazed soft-paste porcelain. The girl is being lifted by the boy who is supported by a tree stump entwined with vine-stems growing on rocks, and both are naked except for draped fabric.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInfant boy and girl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Figure group in glazed soft-paste porcelain, made by Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, ca. 1765.
Physical description
Figure group in glazed soft-paste porcelain. The girl is being lifted by the boy who is supported by a tree stump entwined with vine-stems growing on rocks, and both are naked except for draped fabric.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.502-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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