Figure
Bow Porcelain Factory (fl.c. 1748-1774)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
157 x 50 x 48 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581897
Summary
A rare and early coloured Bow figure by the Muses Modeller of a girl standing holding a basket of grapes, her left hand upraised holding grapes, possibly representing Autumn from the earliest set of the Seasons. She wears a pale blue wide-brimmed hat, a yellow jacket over a floral patterned dress, and stands on a flat square base.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
159 (on card in red ink)
Makers and roles
Bow Porcelain Factory (fl.c. 1748-1774), porcelain manufacturer