Figure
ca. 1765 (made)
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Figure, perhaps symbolising Summer, of hard-paste porcelain. She stands holding to her left side a sheaf of corn, ears of corn set in her hair, which is tied with a blue ribbon. From her waist hangs white drapery with sprays of Indianische Blumen. The tree trunk support an grassy mound base picked out in green.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled in colours |
Brief description | Figure, perhaps symbolising Summer, hard-paste porcelain, enamelled in colours, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765 |
Physical description | Figure, perhaps symbolising Summer, of hard-paste porcelain. She stands holding to her left side a sheaf of corn, ears of corn set in her hair, which is tied with a blue ribbon. From her waist hangs white drapery with sprays of Indianische Blumen. The tree trunk support an grassy mound base picked out in green. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Interlaced 'C's' and crown (In underglaze blue) |
Credit line | Given by J. M. Emery, Esq. |
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Bibliographic reference | Pfeiffer, Bertold. Album der Erzeugnisse der ehemaligen Württembergischen Manufaktur Alt-Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart: Wanner-Brandt, 1906, no. 45. |
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Accession number | C.82-1969 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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