Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid
Group
ca. 1745-1750 (made), ca. 1745-1750 (modelled)
ca. 1745-1750 (made), ca. 1745-1750 (modelled)
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Figure group of 'Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid', of hard-paste porcelain. Flora seated, Zephyrus kneeling to kiss her from behind. Cupid seated in front with a basket of flowers. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: Zephyrus' drapery white with gilt edging, Flora's white with coloured Indian flowers and lavender lining.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure group of 'Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid', hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by J. J. Kändler, about 1745-50, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1745-50 |
| Physical description | Figure group of 'Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid', of hard-paste porcelain. Flora seated, Zephyrus kneeling to kiss her from behind. Cupid seated in front with a basket of flowers. Flowered mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt: Zephyrus' drapery white with gilt edging, Flora's white with coloured Indian flowers and lavender lining. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Berling, K. Meissner Porzellan und seine Geschichte Leipzig, 1900, p. 197 |
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| Accession number | C.980:1, 2-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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