Figurine

Title:

Girl with Flowers

Object Name:

Figurine

Object ID:

1931.002.07

Creator:

Cipriani, Giovanni-Pinotti (1876-1925)

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Full-length figure, executed at small scale, standing on an integral rectangular base, 7.5" x 7.25" x 2", with incurved corners. Tree stump at rear right corner of base. Head turned toward subject's left; iris of eyes defined; both arms bent at elbow; left hand on hip; right foot turned out; left foot forward. Wearing a dress of mid-calf length, with short flared sleeves and v-neckline; a long apron, buttoned at rear, the lower end of which is draped over subject's's right forearm; and a broad brimmed hat with surfaces textured in simulation of straw. Carrying long stemmed flowers in fold of apron. Bare feet. Possibility of former polychrome decoration - traces of red on dress and possibly yellow-orange on apron. Inscribed on textured upper surface of base at right: "G.(?) Cipriani," in script.

Material:

Stone

Dimensions:

H-24 W-8.75 D-9 inches

Provenance:

This is apparently "The Little Flower Girl" mentioned in legator's will, pertinent sections of which are in accession file. Probably part of furnishings acquired from the house at 85 Center Street, Concord, NH, which the Allbin family had occupied since c. 1890. The legator's husband, John Henry Albin (1843-1915), was a prominent Concord lawyer and railroad promoter.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Ella Albin

People:

Albin, John H. (1843-1915), Albin, Ella J. (1854-1930), Cipriani, Giovanni-Pinotti (1876-1925)

Subjects:

Sculpture