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These earthenware figures cheerfully represent the “Four Seasons,” also reflected in Henry Francis du Pont’s design of Winterthur.
Peter and Francis Warburton factory
Staffordshire, England; 1800-1820
Earthenware (pearlware), lead glaze
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
Winter
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The lead-glazed cream colored earthenware figure of “Winter” from the “Four Seasons” is press molded and assembled from a multi part mold. A male figure stands on a grassy and rocky mound and clutches his cloak to his body.
Spring
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The lead-glazed cream colored earthenware figure of “Spring” from the “Four Seasons” is press molded and assembled from a multi part mold. A female figure stands on a grassy mound and holds a basket in her proper left hand.
Summer
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The lead-glazed cream colored earthenware figure of “Summer” from the “Four Seasons” is press molded and assembled from a multi part mold. A female figure stands on a grassy mound and holds a sheaf of wheat under her proper left arm and a scythe in her right hand.
Autumn
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The lead-glazed cream colored earthenware figure of “Autumn” (or Fall) from the “Four Seasons” is press molded and assembled from a multi part mold. A male figure stands on a grassy mound and holds a bunch of grapes in his proper right hand and a wine cup in his left.
See these stunning figures on display in Outside In: Nature-Inspired Design at Winterthur on view in the Winterthur Galleries.