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The Four Seasons
ca. 181519th c
7 5/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. (19.37 cm x 7.3 cm x 7.3 cm)
Staffordshire, England, English, b. mid 17th Century
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Europe, England, Staffordshire
Medium and Support:
Earthenware with enamel decoration
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Accession Number:
2005.96.a.b.c.d
a-male with cape-H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
b-female with basket-H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
c-male with brown coat- H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
d-female holding wheat-H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
b-female with basket-H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
c-male with brown coat- H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
d-female holding wheat-H: 7 5/8; W: 2 7/8; D: 2 7/8 inches
Commentary
These four figures, representing differing times of the year, are identified by activities or crops associated with each particular season. Winter wears skates and a warm, heavy cloak while spring carries a blossom and a basket of flowers. Summer clutches a cluster of grapes and a glass of wine while autumn holds a scythe and a sheaf of wheat. Three of the four figures appear to have an unusually intimate relationship to nature in that all the figures except winter walk on earth without shoes.
Exhibition
2003 - 2004: "Clay Bodies: Staffordshire Figurative Ceramics from the Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld," October 4, 2003 - April 4, 2004, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Object Description
Representational Earthenware sculptures
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Ceramics,
Clay,
Decorative,
Earthenware,
Enamel,
European,
Figure,
Figures,
Glazed,
Realism,
Sculpture,
Seasons,
Staffordshire
- Ceramics
- Clay
- Decorative
- Earthenware
- Enamel
- European
- Figure
- Figures
- Glazed
- Realism
- Sculpture
- Seasons
- Staffordshire
Additional Images
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Autumn
frontal
Spring
Summer
Dimensions
- see Display Comments for complete dimensions Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (19.37 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Jonathan Horne
Role: Dealer
Place: London, England
Dates: 09/28/1990
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Owner Name: Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Role: private collector
Place: Los Angeles, California
Dates: 9/28/1990, 2005
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