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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Boy on a snail

Figure
ca. 1907 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure 'Boy on a Snail', designed by Michael Powolny, Wiener Keramik, Vienna, Austria, about 1907, cast earthenware painted in enamels


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBoy on a snail (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, cast, painted in enamels
Brief description
Figure 'Boy on a Snail', designed by Michael Powolny, Wiener Keramik, Vienna, Austria, about 1907, cast earthenware painted in enamels
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MP' in monogram (Impressed)
  • 'WK' in monogram (Impressed)
  • 'IP 87/3' (Painted)
Gallery label
Figure 'Boy on a Snail' Designed by Michael Powolny, Wiener Keramik, Vienna, Austria about 1907 Marks: 'MP' in monogram, 'WK' in monogram, impressed 'IP 87/3', painted Earthenware, cast, painted in enamels Circ.604-1966 Wiener Keramik , founded by Michael Powolny and Berthold Löffler in 1905, became Gmundner Keramik in 1919(16/07/2008)
Production
Wiener Keramik, founded by Michael Powolny and Berthold Löffler in 1905, became Gmundner Keramik in 1919.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.604-1966

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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