Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Titles
Figure of a Woman in Classical Dress
Maker(s)
Factory:
Doccia Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Greyish-white glazed hard-paste porcelain
Greyish-white hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded and glazed on the visible areas; the unglazed underside is concave in the middle and has an oval ventilation hole to right of centre at the back. The woman wears a diadem and classical costume comprising a sleeved, knee-length dress which reveals her right thigh, and a cloak which reaches the ground at the back. She stands on her left leg with right foot slightly advanced. Her head is turned slightly to her right, her right arm is extended at shoulder level, and with her left hand she holds out her cloak to the left side.
Notes
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 13 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, third quarter
Circa
1760
CE
-
1770
CE
School or Style
Neoclassical
Components of the work
Visible Area
composed of
glaze
( clear)
Base
Width 3 cm
Materials used in production
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Press-moulding
: Greyish-white hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and glazed
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.3210-1928
Primary reference Number: 140260
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 1 March 2016
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
