Summer
Figure
mid 18th century (made), ca. 1752 (modelled)
mid 18th century (made), ca. 1752 (modelled)
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Figure of 'Summer', from a set of the Four Seasons, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman with drapery, holding a sheaf of corn, and partly supported by a low fruit tree. Rococo base with a sickle. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. The drapery white with puce and green Indian flowers, lined in pale yellow.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Summer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of 'Summer', from a set of the Four Seasons, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by F. E. Meyer about 1752, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure of 'Summer', from a set of the Four Seasons, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman with drapery, holding a sheaf of corn, and partly supported by a low fruit tree. Rococo base with a sickle. Painted with enamel colours and gilt. The drapery white with puce and green Indian flowers, lined in pale yellow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, behind base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. German porcelain London: Faber and Faber, 1947, Pl. 14(c), p. 14. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.946-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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