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

Group

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a man and a woman dancing on a scrolled base. The woman, on the left, wears a green hat, blue necklet, white bodice trimmed in purple, pale brown skirt and an apron diapered in purple and white, and shoes with purple buckles. Her left hand is raised and her right is behind her back. The man, on the right, wears a green hat, white coat, purple waistcoat, green sash, breeches, white stockings and white shoes with green buckles. His left hand is raised towards the womans' left and his right hand is about to take the lady's right hand. Behind him is the stump of a tree. Oval base with rococo scrollwork in purple.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, modelled by Bustelli, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, ca. 1760-1765.
Physical description
Figure group of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a man and a woman dancing on a scrolled base. The woman, on the left, wears a green hat, blue necklet, white bodice trimmed in purple, pale brown skirt and an apron diapered in purple and white, and shoes with purple buckles. Her left hand is raised and her right is behind her back. The man, on the right, wears a green hat, white coat, purple waistcoat, green sash, breeches, white stockings and white shoes with green buckles. His left hand is raised towards the womans' left and his right hand is about to take the lady's right hand. Behind him is the stump of a tree. Oval base with rococo scrollwork in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Two interlaced 'C's' under a crown (In blue)
  • 'S' and another mark (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1606-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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