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Seated Nun Reading: C.3034-1928

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Seated Nun Reading

Maker(s)

Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim (After)

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain figure of a Seated Nun Reading.

Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded with a closed base with a small central ventilation hole. The exterior is covered with translucent glaze, which is bubbly where it lies thickly. The nun sits on a roughly circular base. She looks down towards a large book which she supports on her left thigh and holds with her left hand. She holds her right hand over the right page, as if following the lines. Her left foot (missing) extends over the edge of the base at the front. She wears a long voluminous veil, and a long dress over an underskirt.

Notes

History note: Mrs E. Spencer, 'Old Village Museum' (in the old village) Shanklin, from whom purchased on 21 September 1922 for £3 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 11.7 cm
Height: 14.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stratford-le-Bow ⪼ Essex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa 1752 CE - 1755 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

phosphatic Soft-paste porcelain
presumed lead; bubbly where thick Lead-glaze

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded with a closed base with a small central ventilation hole
Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3034-1928
Primary reference Number: 41576
Old object number: 3951
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 1 February 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seated Nun Reading" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41576 Accessed: 2024-03-29 02:01:07

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