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

March

Statuette
1755-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of a figure typifying the month of March, and holding in her hands a medallion with two fish (Pisces), one of the signs of the zodiac. She wears a pale yellow robe and white cloak; the medallion is surrounded by a gilt border, and the stand decorated with gilt rococo scrolls in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMarch (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Statuette, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Germany (Frankenthal), 1755-1799
Physical description
Statuette of a figure typifying the month of March, and holding in her hands a medallion with two fish (Pisces), one of the signs of the zodiac. She wears a pale yellow robe and white cloak; the medallion is surrounded by a gilt border, and the stand decorated with gilt rococo scrolls in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Base width: 6.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C T' in monogram (Carl Theodor) under an electoral crown, and a dot in blue
Object history
From a set of the Months and from a model by Konrad Linck
Collection
Accession number
55-1872

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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