Summer
Figure
ca. 1750-1755 (made)
ca. 1750-1755 (made)
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Figure of 'Floral' or 'Summer', of hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman clad in robes, holding in right hand a basket of flowers, in left hand a nosegay. Square mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the outer robe pale puce with darker puce Indian flowers; flowers coloured naturalistically, the flesh lightly tinted.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of 'Floral' or 'Summer', hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, after works by Balthasar Permoser, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1750-55 |
| Physical description | Figure of 'Floral' or 'Summer', of hard-paste porcelain. Standing woman clad in robes, holding in right hand a basket of flowers, in left hand a nosegay. Square mound base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the outer robe pale puce with darker puce Indian flowers; flowers coloured naturalistically, the flesh lightly tinted. |
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| 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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| Accession number | C.21-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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