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

Milkmaid

Figure
ca. 1765-1789 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain figure of a milkmaid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMilkmaid (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Biscuit porcelain
Brief description
Porcelain figure of a milkmaid, probably Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca.1765-1789
Physical description
Porcelain figure of a milkmaid.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TERRE DE LORRAINE' impressed in rectangular cartouche
  • 'N' and '7' (reversed) incised
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart G. Davis
Production
Acquired as 'French (?Nidervillier)'; labelled as 'EASTERN FRENCH, probably Niderviller; second half of the 18th century'
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.104-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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