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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Figure

ca. 1790-1818 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Falstaff, of earthenware, painted in colours. Standing figure, wearing a wide hat, a mauve coat, striped waistcoat, red breeches and jack boots and holding a sword with metal blade and small oval shield; supported against a stump with applied flowers on a rococo pedestal resting on a square base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Figure of Falstaff, lead-glazed earthenware, painted in colours, Staffordshire, ca. 1790-1818
Physical description
Figure of Falstaff, of earthenware, painted in colours. Standing figure, wearing a wide hat, a mauve coat, striped waistcoat, red breeches and jack boots and holding a sword with metal blade and small oval shield; supported against a stump with applied flowers on a rococo pedestal resting on a square base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WOOD & CALDWELL' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Figure depicting Falstaff Made in Staffordshire, about 1790-1818 Mark: 'WOOD & CALDWELL', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 2470-1901 Jermyn Street Collection After a model in Derby porcelain.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
After a model in Derby porcelain.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2470-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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