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Wild woman on claw-foot stand: M.33B-1997

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Wild woman on claw-foot stand

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Wild woman, perhaps candelabra. Brass, the figure cast separately from the claw foot.
A pair with Wild man on claw-foot stand (M.33A-1997).

Notes

History note: (with M.33A-1997) With Copper & Adams by 29 April 1940; purchased 14 Oct. 1940 (invoice: £165) by Lt Col the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958); his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory

Measurements and weight

Height: 28.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela

Dating

15th Century, Late
Circa 1475 CE - 1500 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Figure
Foot

Materials used in production

Brass (alloy)

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.33B-1997
Primary reference Number: 30634
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_33B_1997
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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