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Several aesthetic elements point towards the Plymouth factory as the place of production. This includes: the hollow nature of the figure group, the glazed interior, the fact that the glaze in the interior is smoke-stained, the gilding on the base and the inserted yellow flowers into the floral arrangement. 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According to ancient myth, Zephyr was one of the four winds and Flora was the goddess of flowers. Their union signified the arrival of spring and the renewal of life and it was a suitable subject to commemorate a wedding. This subject gained popularity across the Continent during the early and mid-eighteenth centuries.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Figure group of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded, of 'Zephyrus, Flora and Cupid', of hard-paste porcelain, made by William Cookworthy, porcelain factory, Plymouth, ca. 1770.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Honey, W.B. <u>Old English Porcelain: A Handbook for Collectors</u>. London : Faber & Faber, 1977. opp 241 p, col. pl. 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