Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Painting of the Day: The Summer Plaque, 1860

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Summer
After Lancret
Minton
Stoke on Trent, c, 1860
The Victoria & Albert Museum



A plaque of bone china, this object has been painted with enamels to represent a traditional and easily-recognized summer scene. Simply entitled “Summer,” the oblong plaque has been mounted in a brass frame. The scene depicts two reapers and a woman on the edge of a cornfield. The group is fascinated by a covey of partridge chicks.

This decorative item was meant to be displayed on a sideboard, piano, table or mantel—resting on a matching decorative stand. However, it’s also fitted to be hung on a wall. It was made c. 1860 by Minton and Company of Stoke-on-Trent, England. It’s one of a pair with scenes after a composition by Nicolas Lancret. 



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