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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

ca. 1759-1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a Reaper, emblematic of Summer; he stands bare-legged, with a sickle in one hand in the act of lifting a sheaf, on a rococo scrolled base picked out in gold; behind him is corn growing, and at his feet, among flowers and corn, are a flail and a small barrel-shaped flask; he wears a black hat with two ears of corn stuck in it, a loose white shirt, and red breeches


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, of a Reaper, emblematic of Summer, modelled by J. Willems, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1769
Physical description
Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of a Reaper, emblematic of Summer; he stands bare-legged, with a sickle in one hand in the act of lifting a sheaf, on a rococo scrolled base picked out in gold; behind him is corn growing, and at his feet, among flowers and corn, are a flail and a small barrel-shaped flask; he wears a black hat with two ears of corn stuck in it, a loose white shirt, and red breeches
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Burns, Brixton, for £25 in May 1873
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 196 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:191-1885

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Record createdDecember 18, 2008
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