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Winter

Bust
ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Winter represented by a bearded man wearing a fur-lined pink cloak over his head, and he is supported on an eight-sided pedestal.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Winter (manufacturer's title)
  • The Four Seasons (series title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Winter from The Four Seasons, represented by a bearded man, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Winter represented by a bearded man wearing a fur-lined pink cloak over his head, and he is supported on an eight-sided pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with Spring 414:430-1885 (Sch. I 359)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Leon, London, for £1 in April 1877
Adapted from a Meissen model.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 359A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:430/A-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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