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Plenty and Love, pair of plaques
1788
Medium
enamel on copper
Measurements
(1) 15.4 × 10.0 × 0.7 cm (framed) (Plenty)
(2) 15.5 × 9.9 × 0.8 cm (framed) (Love)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Peter Wynne Morris, Governor, 1998
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(1) painted in brown l.r.: W: H: Craft· (af underlined) / 1788.
(2) painted in brown c.r.: W H Craft. / 1788.
Accession Number
1998.208.1-2
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Pair of convex oval plaques painted with allegorical figures representing Plenty and Love:
(1) A young woman stands with her left foot on a stool and holds aloft a cup containing pearls, a watch and other items of value. She rests her right hand on a table near a lyre and a sheet of music inscribed with the national anthem and 'God Save Great / George our King'. On the right is a table with a vase draped in purple, and a crown and sceptre. She is dressed in a blue garment over yellow, and wears a purple scarf and bejewelled belt.
(2) A young woman wears a transparent veil over the upper part of her face, and carries a ruby ring. Nearby are a vase, a pair of doves and, on the ground, two books and a scroll resting on a basket of roses.