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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

1770-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a dwarf in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Grotesque figure with a distended stomach and broad hat. Grassy base with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a dwarf in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770-1784
Physical description
Figure of a dwarf in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Grotesque figure with a distended stomach and broad hat. Grassy base with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'227' (Incised)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Haslem, John. The Old Derby China Factory. West Yorkshire : E. P. Publishing, 1973. 175 p.
  • Bemrose, William. Bow, Chelsea and Derby Porcelain. London : Bemrose & Sons Ltd, 1898. 73 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.1132-1924

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
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