Summer
Figure
ca. 1785-1790 (made)
ca. 1785-1790 (made)
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Figure of Summer from a set of the Seasons, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt. Represented as a girl clad only in a loose white robe figured with crimson flowers and girt with a turquoise-blue band, standing supporting a wheat sheaf on a small mound covered with flowering plants. Circular base.
Object details
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| Title | Summer (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of Summer from a set of the Seasons, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1785-1790 |
| Physical description | Figure of Summer from a set of the Seasons, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt. Represented as a girl clad only in a loose white robe figured with crimson flowers and girt with a turquoise-blue band, standing supporting a wheat sheaf on a small mound covered with flowering plants. Circular base. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
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| Accession number | C.2584-1910 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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