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St Anne teaching the Virgin to read
Factory: Unidentified Rennes factory (Probably)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple. 'Titled S: ANNE' on the front of the base
Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple. St Anne is seated with a book resting on her knees. Her right arm is round the Virgin, who stands on her right looking into the book. The base is approximately square with a projection at the front, and is inscribed S : ANNE. The inscription, the top of the base and outlines are in manganese-purple, the majority of the figures is left white with sparing use of yellow, orange and blue to delineate their costume.
History note: Boisnard's shop, rue St Nicolas, Rouen, where purchased on 31 May 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 25 cm
Width: 12 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second half#
Circa
1750
CE
-
1799
CE
The attribution to Rennes is uncertain. Faience factories were founded in Rennes in 1748 and in 1749.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, yellow, orange, and manganese)
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted in blue, yellow, orange and manganese-purple high-temperature colours
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2350-1928
Primary reference Number: 73389
Old object number: 3688
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Anne teaching the Virgin to read" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/73389 Accessed: 2024-11-12 20:12:08
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