Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

middle of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Winter in white earthenware painted with enamels and gilded. Standing bearded man on a rough white base, bearing a flame in a cup. He wears a long purple robe. Gilt hem.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of Winter in white earthenware, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Buen Retiro, middle of 18th century.
Physical description
Figure of Winter in white earthenware painted with enamels and gilded. Standing bearded man on a rough white base, bearing a flame in a cup. He wears a long purple robe. Gilt hem.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.2cm
Gallery label
Winter White earthenware Spain, Buen Retiro, middle of 18th century Stuart G. Davis Bequest C.263-1951 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.263-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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