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

Figure

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

Figure of a nun in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. She is standing, her left hand on her heart, and she wears a long white robe with full sleeves, gold-edged hood strewn with lilac stars, and apron with gold border. Four sided moulded pedestal with bevelled corners.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours, gilded and moulded
Brief description
Figure of a nun in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Höchst porcelain factory, Höchst, middle of 18th century
Physical description
Figure of a nun in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. She is standing, her left hand on her heart, and she wears a long white robe with full sleeves, gold-edged hood strewn with lilac stars, and apron with gold border. Four sided moulded pedestal with bevelled corners.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'L.1' (Incised)
  • 'G' (In mauve)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.288-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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