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

Evening Prayer

Statuette
1865 (manufactured), 1848 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Statuette of a kneeling figure of a girl, called 'Evening Prayer' or 'The Belief'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Evening Prayer (generic title)
  • The Belief (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Parian porcelain
Brief description
Statuette called 'Evening Prayer' or 'The Belief', parian porcelain, designed by John Bell, made by Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, England, modelled in 1848, manufactured in 1865.
Physical description
Statuette of a kneeling figure of a girl, called 'Evening Prayer' or 'The Belief'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Width: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MINOTON & CO'
Production
Designed by John Bell for Felix Summerly's Art Manufacturers (ca. 1846-52); made by Minton.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
48-1865

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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