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On display
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Figure

1769-1771 (made)
Artist/Maker
Royal Factory of Rato (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Portugal (made)

Figue or Porcia, wife of Brutus, committing suicide, Royal factory of Rato, Portugal, 1769-71, tin-glazed earthenware

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, press-moulded in sections
Brief description
Figue or Porcia, wife of Brutus, committing suicide, Royal factory of Rato, Portugal, 1769-71, tin-glazed earthenware
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Figure of Porcia, wife of Brutus, committing suicide by swallowing live coals
Made by Royal factory of Rato, Portugal, 1767-71
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.645-1921
Subject depicted
Lucretia
Bibliographic references
  • Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Real Fabrica de Louca ao Rato, Lisbon, 2003, cat.68-9
  • See Object Information file in Ceramics and Glass Section office.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.645-1921

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O162986/figure-royal-factory-of/
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