Not on display

Figure

post 1895
Artist/Maker
Volkstedt
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Slip-cast porcelain figure, painted with enamels and gilt. 21.9cm in height.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Sculpture
Enamels
Object type
Figure
Materials and techniques
Enamels, gilt, hard-paste porcelain, slip-cast
Hard-Paste Porcelain
Gilt
Enamel
Cast
Brief description
Porcelain figure, painted with enamel and gilding, Volkstedt (Rudolstadt), Germany, post 1895.
Physical description
Slip-cast porcelain figure, painted with enamels and gilt. 21.9cm in height.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • symbol (impressed and strengthened in underglaze blue)
  • "11" (impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Ida Vera Thompson
Object history
Probably one of a set of the Muses.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.27-1996

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O332112/figure-volkstedt/
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