Seated Boy representing Spring
Factory:
Vauxhall Porcelain Factory
(Probably)
Production:
Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory
(Former attribution)
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted in blue, green, pink, brown enamels, and gilt. The underside is unglazed and has a circular hole off centre. The approximately oval base has a rocaille 'frill' round the edge, picked out in gold, and three leaves and a flower on the top. The boy sits on a brown basket filled with pink flowers. His left foot is on the ground and his other foot raised slightly. He leans over towards his left, holding a garland of pink flowers in both hands. He is bareheaded and barefooted, and wears a pink jacket with gold buttons, and blue bows on the shoulders, and green breeches with pink flowers around the knees. In a set of four figures representing the Seasons.
History note: Vernon Roberts Collection, sold Puttick and Simpson, 23 May 1924, lot 164; Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 11.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1755
CE
-
1760
CE
This figure and its three companions representing the Seasons was attributed to Longton Hall, but it has recently been suggested that it was made at the Vauxhall factory which operated between 1751 and 1764
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, pink and brown) gold
except underside
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip casting : Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, lead-glazed, and painted in blue, green, pink, brown enamels, and gilt
Accession number: C.3096A-1928
Primary reference Number: 38467
Old object number: 4369
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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