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Woman representing Purity
Production: Wedgwood, Ralph (Possibly)
Lead-glazed earthenware figure of a standing woman washing her hands in a basin on a tripod, painted in polychrome enamels
Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded, painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh tones, brown, and purple enamels. The woman stands on a square plinth coloured to resemble marble, and is washing her hands in a basin supported on a tripod which is hung with festoons of laurel. She wears classical costume, comprising a yellow cloak thrown over a pink tunic with a long grey robe beneath it, and on her head has a chaplet of blue, pink and purple, flowers with green leaves.
History note: Percy Fitzgerald Collection; sold Christie, Manson & Woods 24 January 1908, Catalogue of the earthenware collection of Staffordshire ware formed during the past forty years by Percy Fitzgerald Esq., FSA of 37 St George’s Road, S.W. (Lugt 66062), part of lot 139; Puttick & Simpson, London, 10 March 1911 ; purchased by Mr Wells, Mr S. Fenton's assistant on behalf of Dr Glaisher for 28 guineas.
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 74 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa
1790
-
1820
The possible attribution to Ralph Wedgwood (1766-1837) is based on the existence of an example of this model marked 'WEDGWOOD', in a private collection. Josiah Wedgwood is not known to have made enamelled earthenware figures. Ralph was the eldest son of Wedgwood's cousin and partner, Thomas Wedgwood. He took on a business begun by Thomas (d. 1788) in 1790.
Decoration composed of lustre ( pink) enamels
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, lead-glazed and painted in polychrome enamels
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.903-1928
Primary reference Number: 76337
Old object number: 3386
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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