Winter
probably Christopher Mo
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1768 - circa 1771
Materials
Ceramics, soft paste biscuit porcelain
Measurements
145 x 100 x 90 mm
Place of origin
Mennecy
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730475
Summary
Figure, soft paste biscuit porcelain, Winter, from the series 'The Seasons', probably Christopher Mô or Jean-Baptiste Mô, Mennecy, France, circa 1768-1771. A seated boy warms himself by a brazier. Base incised 'Mo +'.
Provenance
Listed in the ‘Inventory of Heirlooms at Stourhead directed to be taken by the Will of the late Sir Richard Colt Hoare Bart.’, 1838, in the China Cupboard, as one of ‘Seventeen small ornamental French China Figures’. Bequeathed by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947), 1946.
Marks and inscriptions
Base: Mo +
Makers and roles
probably Christopher Mo, modeller