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| Summer Number Three of Four from "The Seasons" William Duesbury & Co. 1770-1784 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
From William Duesbury & C0.—a Derby, England porcelain factory—we see this figure of a girl symbolizing Summer. She is made of soft-paste porcelain which has been painted with enamels and gilded.
Made
between 1770 and 1784, the figure is typical of the Rococo style. She is marked “3,” and is, obviously, one of
a set of four which represent the seasons.
She’s
an excellent specimen and wholly representative of the work of William Duesbury
who were known for their attractively modeled figures and pleasant, fashionable
color palettes.
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