Four seasons figure

Dateca. 1800

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsOH: 8 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object number1979-95,3

DescriptionFour seasons figure representing Autumn. A young man standing with a sicle in his left hand and a sheaf of wheat under his right arm. He wears a white shirt with green dots falling off his left shoulder baring about one forth of his torso, a gold belt and pink, white and gold striped breeches unbuttoned at the knees. His green coat lies atop an overturned basket beside a tree trunk on which he is leaning. He is supported on a woodsy base with a spray of flowers at his feet and scrolls beneath.
MarkingsPainted in red, a crown over X over D
ProvenanceEx-collection: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III, Bassett Hall