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

Süsses Verlangen

Lithophane
mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a woman in day-dress is standing before a row of fox-gloves. She holds in her left hand a flowery branch which is vainly sought by a small boy who has raised both hands to reach it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSüsses Verlangen (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio
Brief description
Lithophane, hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio with a woman and a small boy, Plauesche Porzellanmanufaktur, Plaue, Thuringia, Germany, mid 19th century.
Physical description
Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a woman in day-dress is standing before a row of fox-gloves. She holds in her left hand a flowery branch which is vainly sought by a small boy who has raised both hands to reach it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PPM-592' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs G. M. Spear
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.16-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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