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

Figure

ca. 1840-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a Russian peasant of hard-paste porcelain. He is bearded and shown standing, a tray in his right hand and a pale yellow bundle in his left. He wears a matt-blue coat, white apron, striped blue trousers, black boots and hat. Flat base, shaded with grass, the edges moulded with rococo scrolls picked out in gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Figure of a Russian peasant, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, Russia, ca. 1840-1850
Physical description
Figure of a Russian peasant of hard-paste porcelain. He is bearded and shown standing, a tray in his right hand and a pale yellow bundle in his left. He wears a matt-blue coat, white apron, striped blue trousers, black boots and hat. Flat base, shaded with grass, the edges moulded with rococo scrolls picked out in gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5' (In gilt)
  • 'GARDNER' (in Russian characters) and a figure of St. George and the Dragon (Impressed)
  • '7' (Impressed)
  • '9' (In black)
Credit line
Given by Miss W. H. Tweedie
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.596-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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