Spring
Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
ca. 1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Spring represented by a girl wearing a wide blue hat, green bodice with pink sleeves, striped skirt and flowered apron, and she is sitting on a rock with a basket of flowers beside her, holding up a nosegay in her right hand, and in front of her is a flowering bush and to one side is a beehive, and the figure is on a rococo scrolled pedestal picked out in gold.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Spring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Spring represented by a girl sitting on a rock with a basket of flowers and holding up a nosegay in her right hand, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1765. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Spring represented by a girl wearing a wide blue hat, green bodice with pink sleeves, striped skirt and flowered apron, and she is sitting on a rock with a basket of flowers beside her, holding up a nosegay in her right hand, and in front of her is a flowering bush and to one side is a beehive, and the figure is on a rococo scrolled pedestal picked out in gold. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | A pair with Winter 414:12/A-1885 (Sch. I 83A). The pair were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mrs Haliburton, Richmond, for £3 in July 1868 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 83 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:12-1885 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2008 |
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