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

Figure

1762-1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a woman in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. She stands on a circular base and wears a pink robe. Her right hand holds a long plait of dark hair. Behind her is a tree trunk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded
Brief description
Figure of a woman in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1762-1796
Physical description
Figure of a woman in hard-paste porcelain painted in colours and gilded. She stands on a circular base and wears a pink robe. Her right hand holds a long plait of dark hair. Behind her is a tree trunk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'21' (In black)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
From a set of Russian peasants.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.510-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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