Current Location: In storage
Titles
Jenny Lind
Maker(s)
Factory:
Unknown
(Uncertain)
Entities
Categories
Description
White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. Circular. On top of lid 'Jenny Lind'; no border; black key plate; additional hand colouring.
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 7.6 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa
1850
CE
-
1900
CE
Note
Jenny Lind (1820-1887) was a Swedish opera soprano. She sang with Verdi, and Mendelssohn wrote the soprano part in Elijah for her. She is believed to have inspired several Hans Christian Andersen stories, including The Ugly Duckling and The Emperor’s Nightingale. In May 1847, she made her London debut in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer’s opera, Roberto il diavolo (Robert the Devil) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, to immense popular acclaim – it is said that Queen Victoria threw her a bouquet rom the Royal Box. In later life she raised substantial funds for good causes, such as Florence Nightingale’s Nursing Fund and The Railway Servants’ Benevolent Fund.
School or Style
Victorian
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
Materials used in production
Glaze
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print, black key plate
Glazing (coating)
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: GPL.254-1928
Primary reference Number: 14972
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020
Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
