Diana with a hunting-dog

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

Artist/Maker	Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Derby (made)

Figure of Diana with a hunting dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands with her dog to her left. She wears a long flowered tunic with a crimson sash and gold edging, and sandals bound with crimson fastenings. A quiver is on her back. Scrolled base picked out in purple, and low mound and stump with applied flowers and leaves.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain
Object type	Figure
Title	Diana with a hunting-dog (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded Soft Paste Porcelain Painted Gilded
Brief description	Figure of Diana with a hunting dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1755-1760.
Physical description	Figure of Diana with a hunting dog in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. She stands with her dog to her left. She wears a long flowered tunic with a crimson sash and gold edging, and sandals bound with crimson fastenings. A quiver is on her back. Scrolled base picked out in purple, and low mound and stump with applied flowers and leaves.
Dimensions	Height: 25.4cm
Credit line	Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production	Bradshaw D27 p77.
Subjects depicted	Woman Goddess Dog Quiver Scroll Flowers Leaves Diana
Bibliographic references	Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. 108 p., note 5, 110 p. Dixon, J. L. English Porcelain of the 18th Century. London : Faber & Faber, 1952. pp.16,17, pl.38.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.711-1925

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Record created	August 14, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O165311/diana-with-a-hunting-dog-figure-derby-porcelain-factory/

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