Spring as a Girl
Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure of a girl representing spring in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She is seated with flowers in her hands and wreathed round her head. She wears a white-sleeved crimson bodice with turquoise corsage, and flowered white skirt edged with yellow and turquoise. Low scrolled base picked out in gold and decorated with applied flowers.
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Title | Spring as a Girl (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and gilt |
Brief description | Figure, Spring as a Girl, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765 |
Physical description | Figure of a girl representing spring in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. She is seated with flowers in her hands and wreathed round her head. She wears a white-sleeved crimson bodice with turquoise corsage, and flowered white skirt edged with yellow and turquoise. Low scrolled base picked out in gold and decorated with applied flowers. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
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Accession number | C.305-1940 |
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Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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