Figure

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a lady, symbolising Autumn, in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She wears a long white dress with a diaper of purple flowers with skirt looped to show a green petticoat with a striped purple fringe and yellow shoes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure of a lady, symbolising Autumn, in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Limbach porcelain factory, Thuringia, late 18th century.
Physical description
Figure of a lady, symbolising Autumn, in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. She wears a long white dress with a diaper of purple flowers with skirt looped to show a green petticoat with a striped purple fringe and yellow shoes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed 'L's' (In purple)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1616-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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