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

Figure

ca. 1758-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a putto, representing Autumn, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands holding a bunch of grapes in his left hand. Wreaths are bunched about him and in his hair. He wears red drapery. Mound base with green tree stump.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a putto, representing Autumn, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Samuel Gilbody's factory, Liverpool, ca. 1758-1760.
Physical description
Figure of a putto, representing Autumn, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. He stands holding a bunch of grapes in his left hand. Wreaths are bunched about him and in his hair. He wears red drapery. Mound base with green tree stump.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Object history
After a Meissen figure.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this model, see Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 7.79 to 7.81
Collection
Accession number
C.270-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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