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

Group

1752-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Representing the sense of smell, it consists of a woman holding a nosegay in her left hand and her head is tilted to the left and a child is on a stool beside her reaching up for the flower. A tub is on the child's lap with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure group of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, probably modelled by A. Carlini, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1752-1755.
Physical description
Figure group of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Representing the sense of smell, it consists of a woman holding a nosegay in her left hand and her head is tilted to the left and a child is on a stool beside her reaching up for the flower. A tub is on the child's lap with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 14.2cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Mallet, J.V.G. 'Agostino Carlini and Dry-Edge Derby' in Walford, Tom and Hilary Young British Ceramic Design, 1600-2002: Papers presented at the colloquium celebrating the 75th anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle, 1927-2002. 2003, pp. 42-57
Collection
Accession number
C.59-1981

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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