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

Winter

Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure emblematic of Winter in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, from a set of the Elements. He is bearded and is standing arms held together, wearing a scantly purple fur-lined drapery; bare legs and shoulders. On his right a turquoise brazier and to his left a neaaked boy chopping wood. Low flat-topped four-footed scrolled base picked out with gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Winter (manufacturer's title)
  • The Seasons (series title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure, Winter, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, Derby Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765
Physical description
Figure emblematic of Winter in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, from a set of the Elements. He is bearded and is standing arms held together, wearing a scantly purple fur-lined drapery; bare legs and shoulders. On his right a turquoise brazier and to his left a neaaked boy chopping wood. Low flat-topped four-footed scrolled base picked out with gilding.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
Height converted from imperial
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Collection
Accession number
C.301-1940

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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