A Man Watering Flowers
Relief
ca. 1825-1850 (made)
ca. 1825-1850 (made)
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This relief in coloured wax depicts a man watering flowers. In a landscape with flowers, stones and trees is the standing figure of a man looking down to the right watering a border (or grave) of flowers in the middle of which new flowers are springing up in the name of Bety. On the left there is a tree. The lower segment of the composition below the border is cut off by a narrow strip of stamped gilt metal (or paper) shows a stony rise.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Man Watering Flowers |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, wax, signed by LEWI, German, circa 1825-1850 |
| Physical description | Relief in coloured wax. In a landscape with flowers, stones and tree is the standing figure of a man in contemporary costume looking downwards to the right watering a border (or grave) of flowers; in the middle of the border new flowers are springing up in the name of BETY. To the left a tree. The lower segment of the composition, below the border, cut off by a narrow strip of stamped gilt metal (or paper) shows a stony rise. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Eric Bullivant |
| Object history | Given by Eric Bullivant Esq. |
| Production | Signed Lewi. Nothing is known about the wax-modeller Lewi. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This relief in coloured wax depicts a man watering flowers. In a landscape with flowers, stones and trees is the standing figure of a man looking down to the right watering a border (or grave) of flowers in the middle of which new flowers are springing up in the name of Bety. On the left there is a tree. The lower segment of the composition below the border is cut off by a narrow strip of stamped gilt metal (or paper) shows a stony rise. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.23-1939 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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