Spring
Bust
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Spring represented by a girl with a wreath of flowers in her hair and a flowered robe thrown round her shoulders, and she is supported on an eight-sided pedestal.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Spring from The Four Seasons, represented by a girl with a wreath of flowers in her hair, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Bust in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded, of Spring represented by a girl with a wreath of flowers in her hair and a flowered robe thrown round her shoulders, and she is supported on an eight-sided pedestal. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G' and other letters [indistinct] (Incised on base) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with Winter 414:430/A-1885 (Sch. I 359A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Leon, London, for £1 in April 1877 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 359 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:430-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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