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Plaque: C.3204-1928

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Maker(s)

Modeller: Willand, Eugène

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Description

Oval plaque of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with an applied bouquet of hand-modelled flowers and foliage. Wooden frame

Notes

History note: Hercules Read; sold Sotheby's, 6 December 1928, Catalogue of the Varied and Extensive Collection of Works of Art, The Property of Sir Hercules Read, 6, Palace Gardens Terrace, W. 8., lot 192

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1800

Note

The signature is indistinct. The maker's name might be Willard instead of Willand.

Components of the work

Plaque Height 15 cm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: signature, with last two letters of name indistinct

  • Text: fait par Eugène Willar [d?] or Willan[d?]
  • Location: At bottom of the front
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3204-1928
Primary reference Number: 74505
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 October 2013 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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