Winter

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

This statuette in marble depicts a young girl, representing Winter, with a mantle carrying a staff and two birds and a brazier at her feet. She stands on a square pedestal of Seravezza marble with a base of white and black marbles.

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Categories	Sculpture Access_to_Images 2003 SCRAN
Object type	Statuette
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Statuette Pedestal
Title	Winter (generic title)
Materials and techniques	White marble, Seravezza (breccia) marble and black marble
Brief description	Statuette of a girl representing 'Winter', marble, France, late 18th century
Physical description	Marble statuette of a girl, representing winter, dressed in a hooded cloak, carrying a staff and two birds, with a brazier at her feet; the statue is on a pedestal. White marble, on a square pedestal of Seravezza (breccia) marble, with a base of black and white marble.
Dimensions	Weight: 286.5kg
Credit line	Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history	Jones Bequest.
Summary	This statuette in marble depicts a young girl, representing Winter, with a mantle carrying a staff and two birds and a brazier at her feet. She stands on a square pedestal of Seravezza marble with a base of white and black marbles.
Associated objects	1179-1882 (Set) 1180-1882 (Set) 1181-1882 (Set)
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. 383 Lippincott, Kristen (ed.), The story of time London, National Maritime Museum, 1999
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	1182-1882

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Record created	June 28, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O66342/winter-statuette-unknown/

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