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May Queen: C.907-2016

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

May Queen

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Unknown before G.D.V. Glynn; 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: 32.7 cm
Length: 16.4 cm
Width: 15.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government

Components of the work

Base Length 9.4 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: COPYRIGHT RESERVED COPELAND J [08? illegible number
  • Location: Reverse of bust
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.907-2016
Primary reference Number: 215909
Old number: 96
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 25 May 2017 Updated: Friday 20 August 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "May Queen" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215909 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:13:21

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/215909 |title=May Queen |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 19:13:21|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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