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Source Description
In this group depicting the four seasons, a young boy in ice skates represents winter; a young lady adorns her hair with flowers in spring; a young man guards his beehive in summer; and a girl gathers fruit in autumn.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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97971
label
Figures Depicting the Four Seasons
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object
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Source metadata
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97971
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object
title
Figures Depicting the Four Seasons
description
In this group depicting the four seasons, a young boy in ice skates represents winter; a young lady adorns her hair with flowers in spring; a young man guards his beehive in summer; and a girl gathers fruit in autumn.
date
c. 1775
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60750109
creators
14385
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Part 1: 28.4 x 16.2 x 13.7 cm (11 3/16 x 6 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.); Part 2: 27 x 14.5 x 9.4 cm (10 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.); Part 3: 27 x 15.9 x 11.7 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.); Part 4: 27.2 x 13 x 11.5 cm (10 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
cul
England, Bristol
accession
1917.611
Source extras
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hard-paste porcelain
tombstone
Figures Depicting the Four Seasons, c. 1775. Bristol Porcelain Factory (British, 1770–81). Hard-paste porcelain; part 1: 28.4 x 16.2 x 13.7 cm (11 3/16 x 6 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.); part 2: 27 x 14.5 x 9.4 cm (10 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.); part 3: 27 x 15.9 x 11.7 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.); part 4: 27.2 x 13 x 11.5 cm (10 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.611
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
Allegorical figures most often decorated a table during the dessert course, providing amusing subjects for conversation.
citations
citation
"Bequest of Mrs. Charles W. Harkness." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 63.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 63
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.<br>Only <em>Summer </em>(1917.611.3) and <em>Autumn</em> (1917.611.2) reproduced.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 11
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.<br>Only <em>Summer </em>(1917.611.3) and <em>Autumn</em> (1917.611.2) reproduced.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 10
citation
"The Bequests of Mary Warden Harkness: A Tribute and an Accounting." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>15, no. 2 part II (February 1928): 43-50
page_number
Mentioned: p. 43
citation
"European Porcelains Bequeathed by Mary Warden Harkness." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>15, no. 2 part II (February 1928): 57-59
page_number
Mentioned: p. 59
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.<br>Only <em>Autumn</em> (1917.611.2) reproduced. Incorrectly published as <em>Spring </em>(1917.611.1).
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 267
creditline
Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness
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2026-05-29 05:17:12.586000
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97971
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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hard-paste porcelain
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gender unknown
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1
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0
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photo
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