This maquette was sculpted in preparation for a monumental commission from the talented society couple Diana Mitford and her husband, Bryan Guinness, for the garden of their country home, Biddesden House, in Wiltshire. In 1931, they asked Tomlin to create an eight feet statue of ‘Pomona’, the goddess of abundance, to form the focal point of their formal garden. Four versions of this maquette are known to exist in various mediums including terracotta and ceramic.
This maquette was sculpted in preparation for a monumental commission from the talented society couple Diana Mitford and her husband, Bryan Guinness, for the garden of their country home, Biddesden House, in Wiltshire. In 1931, they asked Tomlin to create an eight feet statue of ‘Pomona’, the goddess of abundance, to form the focal point of their formal garden. Four versions of this maquette are known to exist in various mediums including terracotta and ceramic.