Summer as a Boy
Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of a boy representing spring in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is seated with earns of corn held in his hands and wreateed round his head. He wears a pink jacket, red-flowered white waistcoat, and turquoise-blue breeches. Low scrolled base picked out in gilding and decorated with ears of corn.
Object details
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| Title | Summer as a Boy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, Summer as a Boy, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Figure of a boy representing spring in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. He is seated with earns of corn held in his hands and wreateed round his head. He wears a pink jacket, red-flowered white waistcoat, and turquoise-blue breeches. Low scrolled base picked out in gilding and decorated with ears of corn. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.304-1940 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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