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

Figure

ca. 1791 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Mark Anthony of glazed black basalts ware. He is in military dress, and is in a reclining position on a rock upon an oblong plinth.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black Basalt and glazed
Brief description
Figure of Mark Anthony, black basalt, Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1791.
Physical description
Figure of Mark Anthony of glazed black basalts ware. He is in military dress, and is in a reclining position on a rock upon an oblong plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Length: 27.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SWANSEA' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Figure of Mark Anthony made at the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, South Wales, Wales, about 1791 Mark: 'SWANSEA', impressed Black Basalt 3501-1901 Jermyn Street Collection Examples inscribed 'G. Bentley 22 May 1791' are known.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Examples inscribed 'G. Bentley 22 May 1791' are known.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3501-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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