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A Woman, perhaps Flora, and a Putto representing Spring: EC.35-1946

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

A Woman, perhaps Flora, and a Putto representing Spring

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

Entities

Categories

Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, and gilt. A pair with C.36-1946

Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, purple, and brown enamels, and heavily gilded. The underside is glazed. The figures are supported on a square base raised on four scrolled feet, and decorated round the sides with scrolls and roccoco 'frills', picked out in gold and puce. The top is decorated with scattered sprays of polychrome flowers and sprigs. The woman stands on her left leg with her right knee relaxed and the foot a little behind the other. She looks towards her left towards a bunch of flowers held up in her left hand, and holds out her right hand over a basket of polychrome flowers resting on the head of the putto who stands on her right holding up both hands to support the basket. She has pale brown hair with a purple ribbon near her brow, a chignon at the back and a long tress hanging down her back. Her shoulders and breasts are bare, and her long robe is decorated with polychrome flowers reserved in a gold ground, and has a green lining visible at the top and lower edges. It is is caught up over her left shoulder by a purple strap, and has a brooch at the top of a split which reveals her right leg. A long white stole with a polychrome floral pattern passes over her left upper arm, and down to the ground on the other side. The nude putto has dark brown hair.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Dr F.R. Cowper Reed Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 26.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Cowper-Reed, F.R., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 - 1900

Note

Accessioned as c. 1765-70 but 19th century

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel gold
Base Depth 14.7 cm Width 14 cm

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, puce, red, purple, and brown enamels, and heavily gilded. The underside is glazed
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: crossed swords
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: 674
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: 5.
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in red enamel
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: 53.
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in black
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.35-1946
Primary reference Number: 140432
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 April 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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