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Titles
Enid (from Arthurian romance)
Maker(s)
Manufacturer:
Copeland
Sculptor:
Miller, E. M.
Distributor:
Crystal Palace Art Union
Entities
Categories
Notes
History note: The estate of G. D. V. Glynn
Legal notes
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Measurements and weight
Height: 28.3 cm
Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 10 cm
Place(s) associated
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Stoke-on-Trent
⪼ Staffordshire
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2016-01-25)
by
H.M. Government
Dating
Production date:
after
AD 1861
Note
Copeland's bust of Enid, 'the Fair and Good' was probably inspired by the Enid in Tennyson's Arthurian romance, 'Idylls of the King', a series of twelve poems published between 1859 and 1890. The character had first appeared in the Arthurian legend, 'Erec and Enide' by the French poet, Chrétien de Troy (c. 1130-c. 1180/90), and in the romance of Geraint and Enid in the The Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh stories, which had been translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1839 and 1845.
The bust was modelled by Felix Martin Miller (1819-1908)
Components of the work
Base
Length 9.1 cm
Materials used in production
Parian (porcelain)
Techniques used in production
Slip casting
Inscription or legends present
- Text: CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION
- Location: Front of socle
- Method of creation: Marked
- Type: Name
- Text: ENID E.M. MILLER SC COPELAND
- Location: Reverse of bust
- Method of creation: Marked
- Type: Maker's name
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.836-2016
Primary reference Number: 215833
Old number: 327
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 23 May 2017
Updated: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
