Spring

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/114

Ceramic female figure representing 'Spring'. She is wearing a blue dress with an orange trim, a brown jacket, and a brown hat with three green leaves. There is a garland with seven flowers extending up from one shoulder to the another, encircling her head. She is holding a large, orange conical-shaped container with her left hand and a large flower arrangement with her right hand. Her legs are white and she is standing on a small, flat orange and green base.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 44.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm (overall)

  • Creator Afonso Ginja
  • Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
  • Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
  • Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton

  • Made in Estremoz
  • Collected in Portugal

  • Creation Date during 2011
  • Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
  • Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2956/0114