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

Figure

middle of 18th century (made), ca. 1750 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a coppersmith. He sits on an anvil on a rococo scrollwork base. A hammer is in his right hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a coppersmith, modelled by J.J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, ca. 1750, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, middle of 18th century
Physical description
Figure in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a coppersmith. He sits on an anvil on a rococo scrollwork base. A hammer is in his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
Credit line
Given by B.W. Potts, in memory of his family
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.138-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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