Winter
Figure
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of Winter represented by a boy skating, with his arms folded, and wearing a black hat wreathed with holly, a fur-trimmed white jacket, yellow gloves, loose white knee-breeches with a gilt floral pattern, white stockings, and black boots; he carries a dead rabbit and duck in a rush basket slung by a purple sash over his left shoulder; he is supported on an irregular base
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Winter (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of Winter represented by a boy skating, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Figure, in hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, of Winter represented by a boy skating, with his arms folded, and wearing a black hat wreathed with holly, a fur-trimmed white jacket, yellow gloves, loose white knee-breeches with a gilt floral pattern, white stockings, and black boots; he carries a dead rabbit and duck in a rush basket slung by a purple sash over his left shoulder; he is supported on an irregular base |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Part of a set of the Four Seasons with 414:729/ to C-1885 (Sch. I 745 to C) These four figures were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from W. Sanders, Hammersmith, for £380 in March 1873 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 745C - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:729/C-1885 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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