The Muse Urania or Astronomy
Factory:
Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller:
The Muses Modeller
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of The Muse Urania or Astronomy, press-moulded, glazed, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of The Muse Urania or Astronomy, press-moulded, glazed, and painted over lead-glaze in blue, pale lime green, pale yellow, dark pink, orange-red, pale brown, and mid-brown enamels, and gilt. The shallow, square base has an unglazed underside with a large oval ventilation hole in the middle. 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. She wears a yellow veil, a white, long-sleeved robe with blue cuffs, and gold border round the hem, a gold belt, and a dark pink shawl with the ends crossed around her neck and the wider part draped behind her. The top of the base and the pedestal are pale lime green, and the draped cloth, pale brown. The dividers are gilt.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.d. Dickson
Height: 15.9 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa
1750
-
1755
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, pale lime green, pale yellow, dark pink, orange-red, pale brown, and mid-brown) lead-glaze ( presumed lead) gold
presumed phosphatic, containing bone ash Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, glazed, and painted overglaze in enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.82-1950
Primary reference Number: 42177
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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