15929994570001312637261000Standard Recordobject-41485170197576737915826336640001701975718089fitz-onlineadlib-object-41485https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41485e35ae43c-6cf3-338a-b7a9-4d3cf989e3934personreferenceagent-110744adlib-agent-110744c17310fc-8d77-3938-a8e9-960932d612ffPriestreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainreferenceterm-113183adlib-term-113183d0b2833e-0e65-3606-934e-193dc9d8511dRalph Griffina littlereferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldwith a spot of blue, and yellow, yellowish-green, dark pink, purple, brownish-red, and black enamelsreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsDecorationin blue, and yellow, yellowish-green, dark pink, purple, brownish-red, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingreferenceterm-110350adlib-term-110350ab450de1-5dfc-3514-9493-1f724d7255a7trade/occupationApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and painted over lead-glaze with polychrome enamels, and a little gold.Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and painted over lead-glaze with a spot of blue, and yellow, yellowish-green, dark pink, purple, brownish-red, and black enamels, and a little gold. The unglazed underside of the base is flat and has a large ventilation hole with glazed sides at the back. The figure stands on a roughly circular low mound with an indentation at the front with rocaille edging, decorated on top at the front with three applied flowers, each with three leaves. The priest stands with his left foot slightly advanced, holding an open book in his left hand and holding up his right arm which is bent at the elbow. He has black hair, and wears a purple and white birth, a long purple gown with a white surplice, and purple cape with a hood and gold buttons. A black cross on a string of beads hangs down at the front. He has black shoes with white buckles. The book is inscribed 'Vanitas' in red across both pages with below, three illegible lines in black on each page. The rocaille decoration ion the base is picked out in dark pink. Two flowers are yellow, and one is pink.C.1-19281accession numberC.1-192841485priref41485urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41485https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41485referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-151196adlib-agent-15119670c394ca-7483-3017-9867-b0191829b8bfGriffin, Ralph, MA, FSA192819281928givenEntry date: 1928-03-12175717571757circa175717601176017601760factoryreferenceagent-157665adlib-agent-157665b68c5501-4b5f-39e8-8048-c9b58de684e3Bow Porcelain ManufactoryThe figure might have been derived from an illustration of St John Nepomuk.referenceterm-106496adlib-term-106496bd563695-7339-3178-a8c4-25189907099318th Century, Mid#referenceterm-110490adlib-term-110490bb9026c5-22c6-3c07-8c4c-b6817acc50c4literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralEssexEssexregionStratford-le-Bowpresumed leadreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazepresumed phosphaticreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm14.7referencemedia-17228adlib-media-17228d9016b71-3e87-34c2-b62c-9a99ebdb5250jpegaa/aa3/C_1_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162805703881imagejpegaa/aa3/mid_C_1_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels649widthpixels50016162805703881imagejpegaa/aa3/C_1_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162805703881imagejpegaa/aa3/preview_C_1_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25016162805703881image0media
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imagereferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteUnknown before Ralph Griffin, MA, Trinity College, Cambridgereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumRef. This model is part of B39 in Peter Bradshaw's list of Bow Figures, see p. 171, B39, with a nun.p. 171referencepublication-2758adlib-publication-2758aae1cefe-a8f4-3d0e-b8c5-0b213fcd157bBow Porcelain Figures circa 1748-1774referencepublication-2714adlib-publication-271417f1e6d7-5774-3881-a2ae-c2350391ddbbEnglish Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Centuryobject namereferenceterm-108538adlib-term-108538795ce314-a9bb-3fcc-9c39-4b671ec72fc3crossliteralcrosscrossreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefiguresoft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and painted over lead-glaze with polychrome enamels, and a little goldreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingexcept underside of basereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingStanding Priestobject
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