
May one see it?
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
This figure in made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.
This figure in relief is of pipeclay and shows the standing figure of a man in the costume of the period. It was made for the application to pottery.
The material pipeclay is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.
Victoria and Albert Museum