Description:
English pearlware allegorical figure of Summer, she has a cornucopia in her right arm and a bunch of fruit on her thigh; labelled "SUMMER" on the base, and decorated with mottled pink lustre and yellow, red, green, and black enamels, impressed mark "DIXON, AUSTIN & CO" on the underside of base. The best known of the northeastern English potteries is that of Dixon, Austin, and Company, who occupied the Garrison or Sunderland Pottery that dated to the early years of the nineteenth century. Robert Dixon and Thomas Austin were partners in the concern from about 1820-1826, using the title Dixon, Austin & Co. Their company was well known for elaborate use of lustre decoration, the deposit of metals on the surface.
Tags:
seasons; summer Subjects:
polychrome; glaze (coating by location); Enamel and enameling; Seasons; Pottery Link to share this object record:
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