Staffordshire Figure - Summer

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Date:1810 - 1835 (c.)

Description:Staffordshire figure of a young woman holding wheat and a sickle, representing the season of Summer.
The image of a woman holding a sickle and crops has been used to represent Summer since the Romans.
The Romantic Period of the early 19th century saw a revival in the fascination with nature and the seasons, which made its way into the decorative arts of the period.
In the 1820s, the Staffordshire potters adapted the then mystical forces of the Seasons into familiar and ordinary people, and, in this case, an agricultural labourer.


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9600s
Wooden Doll
Wooden Doll

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1360s
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book
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1680s
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot

Robert Plot was extremely interested in natural history and consequently became ...

1730s
The works of Virgil translated into English Blank verse with large explanatory notes & critical observations by Joseph Trapp
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1800s
Prattware Coiled Serpent Puzzle Pipe
Prattware Coiled Serpent Puzzle Pipe

This is a rare example of a puzzle pipe. Puzzle pipes date as early as 1750, and ...

1820s
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'

A classical figure holding a dove, symbolising peace.

1840s
Victorian Black Bodice
Victorian Black Bodice

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1850s
Silverdale Vase
Silverdale Vase

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1870s
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress

This is the wedding dress worn by Miss Sarah Griffiths on her marriage to Mr Daniel ...

1890s
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Borough's first 'blackface' Minstrel Troupe. As you can see from the image ...

1910s
World War One Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform
World War One Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform

This uniform belonged to Emily ‘Queenie’ Baker (nee Pond) who joined the Voluntary ...

1930s
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933

This stole is made of an unusual type of fur - that of a lion. The stole was ...

1950s
Shabti Egyptian Figures, c.2000-330 BC
Shabti Egyptian Figures, c.2000-330 BC

A Shabti is a small figurine, usually in the shape of a mummified person that would ...

1960s
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This Mark 1 Spitfire from R.A.F. Bicester was on display outside the Brampton Museum ...

1980s
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

William Richards was a keen archaeologist and a local collector of archaeology and ...

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Image courtesy of: Mrs E. Shorter

Donor ref:NM.2015.791.5 (22/38112)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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