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Four seasons figure

Dateca. 1800

OriginEngland, Derbyshire, Derby

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsOH: 9 1/8"

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

Object number1979-95,1

DescriptionFour seasons figure representing Spring. A young woman standing with left arm raised and right lowered; the left holds a garland of flowers and so it appears might have the right (see condition entry). She seems to be dancing. She wears a blue laced stay trimmed in gold over a white chemise and an aqua colored outer wrap with lilac lining over that. Her petticoat is creamy whtie with green leaves and dots and orange and purple dots; it has an opening just above her bent inee, secured with what appear to be two buttons (a pocket?). She also wears a gold band in her hair and stands on a woodsy base with two sprays of flowers at her feet and scrolls below.
MarkingsPainted in red, a crown over X over D
ProvenanceEx-collection: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III, Bassett Hall