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, his right arm holding over his shoulder an implement (now broken away). He wears a matt blue coat with pink sash and green fur-edged hat, and yellow chequered shoes; flat base-shaded with grass; and moulded at the edge with rococo scrolls picked out in gold.


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, his right arm holding over his shoulder an implement (now broken away). He wears a matt blue coat with pink sash and green fur-edged hat, and yellow chequered shoes; flat base-shaded with grass; and moulded at the edge with rococo scrolls picked out in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GARDNER' (in Russian characters) and a figure of St. George and the Dragon (Impressed)
  • 'V' or '7 (In black)
Credit line
Given by Miss W. H. Tweedie
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.595-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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