The Muse Urania or Astronomy
Factory:
Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller:
'The Muses Modeller'
Soft-paste porcelain figure of the Muse Urania or Astronomy.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and covered on the visible surfaces with clear lead-glaze with black speckles. The approximately square base is unglazed underneath and has a central oval ventilation hole. The Muse stands beside a pedestal draped with a cloth on which is a globe which she supports with her right hand. She leans towards the globe and with her left hand holds a pair of dividers over it (missing) She wears a veil, a long robe with cuffs to the sleeves, and a drape.
History note: Purchased from Mr Palmer's shop in Bath on 30 May 1919 for £1 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Height: 15.4 cm
Width: 7.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa
1750
-
1753
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
presumed phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and covered on the visible surfaces with clear lead-glaze with black speckles
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.3039-1928
Primary reference Number: 41590
Old object number: 4215
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "The Muse Urania or Astronomy" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41590 Accessed: 2025-06-19 14:51:24
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-06-19 14:51:24|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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