Summer
Figure
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of 'Summer', from a series of the Four Seasons, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing putto holding a shock of corn; drapery secured by a strap. Stump support. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the drapery sea-green and purple. Flesh generally toned.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Summer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of 'Summer', from a series of the Four Seasons, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765-75 |
| Physical description | Figure of 'Summer', from a series of the Four Seasons, of hard-paste porcelain. Standing putto holding a shock of corn; drapery secured by a strap. Stump support. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the drapery sea-green and purple. Flesh generally toned. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with a dot between hilts (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Berling, K. Meissner Porzellan und seine Geschichte Leipzig, 1900, p. 197 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.962-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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