Summer
Figure
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Figure of Summer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Summer is represented by a girl with a flowered skirt, barefoot, and holding ears of corn in her right hand and supporting a sheaf with her left. On a circular base with a wide gilt band.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Summer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of Summer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820. |
| Physical description | Figure of Summer in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Summer is represented by a girl with a flowered skirt, barefoot, and holding ears of corn in her right hand and supporting a sheaf with her left. On a circular base with a wide gilt band. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with two dots (In red) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of a set of the Four Seasons C.283 to C-1935. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.283A-1935 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2009 |
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