Winter
William Duesbury and Co.
Category
Ceramics
Date
c. 1775
Materials
Ceramics, soft paste porcelain, enamels, gilding
Measurements
178 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Derby
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730493
Summary
Figure, soft paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, Winter, from 'The Four Rustic Seasons' series, William Duesbury and Co., Derby, Derbyshire, England, circa 1775. A standing youth wearing ice skates. Base incised 'No. 35.'
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 ‘Thirteen White China Figures’. Bequeathed by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947), 1946.
Marks and inscriptions
Base: No. 35
Makers and roles
William Duesbury and Co., manufacturer