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Head of Charles Talbot (1660-1718), Earl of Shrewsbury (1668), Duke of Shrewsbury (1694)
Sculptor: Unknown
Head incorporating a death mask, wax, cast, with applied hair eyebrows. In later wooden case with convex glass front.
History note: Probably Founder's Bequest
Founders Bequest, 1816
Depth: 21.5 cm
Height: 26.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
18th Century, Early#
George I
Production date:
circa
AD 1718
Possibly a model for a funeral effigy, or the head from a funeral effigy, from a death mask
Head
composed of
wax
Case
composed of
wood (plant material)
Decoration
composed of
hair
Accession number: M.6 & A-1816
Primary reference Number: 30386
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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