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

Figure

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a man holding a dog in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands cross-legged and holds a small dog in his left hand. Plain circular base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a man holding a dog in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, ca. 1755
Physical description
Figure of a man holding a dog in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. He stands cross-legged and holds a small dog in his left hand. Plain circular base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Seven-spoked wheel (Impressed)
  • '16' (painted in red)
Credit line
Purchased through the Bequest of Captain Murray
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.284-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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