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A Woman: C.2386-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Woman

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified French factory

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in green, pink, yellow, brown and red enamels. The woman faces to the front with her head turned slightly to her right. She is draped with pink over a green garment over which the drape is held by a circular yellow brooch. Her hai and featurs are brown with orange-red lips. The socle is painted to resemble brown marble.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1799 CE

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2386-1928
Primary reference Number: 73422
Old object number: 3903
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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