Model human
Johann Wilhelm Götz (1732 - 1762)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
230 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Ludwigsburg
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448048.2
Summary
One of a pair of groups of a LADY AND GENTLEMAN. EMBLEMATIC OF SUMMER AND WINTER, seated before a baluster, surmounted by the bust of a woman. In one group (a) there is a sheaf of corn between the pair; the lady holds a sickle. In the other group (b) the man holds a hurdy-gurdy; the woman nurses a dog; a bowl of fire is on the ground between them. Painted in colours, with gilding, on scroll shaped bases. Mark, interlaced C's.
Provenance
literature, c.f. Untermyer Cat. fig. 97, Pl. 63
Marks and inscriptions
interlaced C's
Makers and roles
Johann Wilhelm Götz (1732 - 1762), modeller