Autumn
Relief
ca. 1700-1720 (made)
ca. 1700-1720 (made)
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This three quarter figure of a laughing woman in voluminous dark green drapery held over the right shoulder by a jewelled gold chain. She wears a lace edged white robe which has been pulled over the right shoulder partly to expose the breasts. In her raised right arm she holds a vine with grapes, one spary of which falls over the left shoulder and is held at the waist in her left hand; while a second is arrnaged round her light brown hair. Round the wrists and in her ears there are small seed pearsls. The background is made of black glass.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Autumn |
Materials and techniques | Coloured wax and stones |
Brief description | Wax, South German (?), about 1700-1720 |
Physical description | Relief in coloured wax and stones. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Anstie Guthrie |
Object history | Bequeathed by F Anstie Guthrie Esq. |
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Summary | This three quarter figure of a laughing woman in voluminous dark green drapery held over the right shoulder by a jewelled gold chain. She wears a lace edged white robe which has been pulled over the right shoulder partly to expose the breasts. In her raised right arm she holds a vine with grapes, one spary of which falls over the left shoulder and is held at the waist in her left hand; while a second is arrnaged round her light brown hair. Round the wrists and in her ears there are small seed pearsls. The background is made of black glass. |
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Accession number | A.15:1,2-1934 |
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Record created | March 12, 2004 |
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