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

Seated woman with a basket of grapes

Figure
ca. 1756-1758 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a woman, seated, with a basket of grapes, in soft-paste porcelain, glazed. Small base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSeated woman with a basket of grapes (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Porcelain figure of a seated woman with a basket of grapes, probably made by Orléans porcelain factory, France, ca. 1756-1758.
Physical description
Figure of a woman, seated, with a basket of grapes, in soft-paste porcelain, glazed. Small base.
Marks and inscriptions
'Ro'' or 'Ko' (Incised)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
The companion to C.41-1920.
Production
Acquired as probably Saint-Cloud; reattributed to Rue de Charonne or Mennecy. For the attribution of these figures to Orléans see A. Dawson, French Porcelain: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, 1994, cat. 199.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.42-1920

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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