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

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

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

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

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.