Not currently on display at the V&A

Spring

Statuette
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This white marble figure depicts a young girl, representing Spring, caressing a bird. She stands on a square pedestal of Seravezza marble with a base of white and black marbles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Statuette
  • Pedestal
TitleSpring (generic title)
Materials and techniques
White marble, Seravezza (breccia) marble and black marble
Brief description
Statuette of a girl representing 'Spring', marble, France, late 18th century
Physical description
Spring, marble statuette of young girl carressing a bird, with the nest in her right hand; the statue is on a square pedestal; white marble figure, on a square pedestal of Seravezza (breccia) marble, with a base of black and white marble.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 260.5kg
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
Jones Bequest.
Summary
This white marble figure depicts a young girl, representing Spring, caressing a bird. She stands on a square pedestal of Seravezza marble with a base of white and black marbles.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1882. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1883. pp. 113
  • Catalogue of the Jones Bequest. 1924. II, No. 380
  • Lippincott, Kristen (ed.), The story of time London, National Maritime Museum, 1999
Collection
Accession number
1179-1882

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Record createdJune 28, 2002
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