Spring
Figure
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy slightly draped, emblematic of Spring, from the Four Seasons; he stands beside a tree stump on a high base with rococo scrollwork in relief on the front; he has a garland of flowers on his head and a purple scarf over his right shoulder, and he holds a nest with a pair of birds in it; at his side is a beehive
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Spring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy slightly draped, emblematic of Spring, from the Four Seasons, made by Plymouth Porcelain Factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a boy slightly draped, emblematic of Spring, from the Four Seasons; he stands beside a tree stump on a high base with rococo scrollwork in relief on the front; he has a garland of flowers on his head and a purple scarf over his right shoulder, and he holds a nest with a pair of birds in it; at his side is a beehive |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | From a set of figures emblematic of the four seasons 414:688/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 699 to C) Lady Charlotte Schreiber bought these four figures from Kerridge, London, for £2 5 shillings in May 1873, from George, London, for £3 17 shillings 6 pence in October 1878, from Kerridge, London, for £2 5 shillings in January 1873, and from Noakes, Worcester, for 2 shillings 6 pence in September 1867 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 699 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:688-1885 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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