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Flora
Factory:
Wood & Caldwell
(Possibly)
Factory:
Wilson
Lead-glazed earthenware standing figure of Flora holding a garland of flowers, painted in polychrome enamels
Cream earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, red, purple, reddish-brown, and brown enamels. The figure is supported on a square straight-sided base, with a reddish-brown line running round its upper and its lower edges. It is closed and glazed underneath and has a large circular ventilation hole in the centre. Flora stands on a rocky mound coloured brown and yellow. She steps forward on her left foot and has her right knee relaxed. Her head is turned a little to her right and she holds up a long garland of blue, red, pink and green flowers to shoulder level in her left hand and has its lower end in her right hand at her side. She has brown hair dresssed in a bun at the back of her head with a tress hanging down onto her shoulders. She wears a long dress patterned with red dotted circles and blue sprigs, edged round its low neckline with pink fabric. A yellow shawl passes behind her waist at the back, across the front of her body, and over her raised left arm. Her bare feet are clad in sandals with red straps.
History note: A.G. Smith, 193 Wardour Street, London, from whom bought for £3 10s.0d. on 15 February 1905 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
12.8
Height: 32.3 cm
At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1800
-
1820
In Roman mythology Flora was the personification of Spring and goddess of flowers. She was one of fifteen deities who had official cults, and was celebrated at an annual festival called Florialis which ran from 28 April to 3 May in the Julian calendar. In art she was often shown wearing a wreath of flowers on her head or holding a garland of flowers and foliage.
The meaning of the impressed W on the underside of the base is uncertain, it might stand for Wood or Wilson
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, red, reddish-brown, and brown)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
Base
Depth 11 cm
Width 11.2 cm
cream Earthenware
Moulding : Cream earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, red, reddish-brown, and brown enamels
Accession number: C.907-1928
Primary reference Number: 76341
Old object number: 2334
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Flora" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76341 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:10:39
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