Small glass figure of a woman in a pleated white gown with a flowered headdress, standing on a lacy round base against a gray background.

Personification of Summer, glass lampwork figure

A small figure of a woman in a pale, pleated gown with a ruffled hem stands on a round, lace-like base. She wears a flowered headdress with pink accents and holds a sprig or wand near her face. The figure is built from glass threads and fused elements, with a delicate, translucent quality.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1750/99
Medium: Glass; lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1318 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer through the Antiquarian Society

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