Advanced Search 
Bust from a Set of the Four Seasons: Winter
Made by: Samson Manufactury (French (Paris))
French
about 1870–90
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome enamels
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number23.547
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThis bust belongs to a set of four (with 23.548-.550) representing the Four Seasons, based on originals made in the workshop of Nicolas Fouquay, Rouen, ca. 1730.
Marks
Fleur de lys, in blue enamel, on back of bust.
InscriptionsInscribed in blue enamel on back of bust: "Faict à Rouen/ 1647"