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Crowned Mermaid (one of a pair): C.2060B-1928

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Crowned Mermaid (one of a pair)

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Westerwald pottery

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Description

Greyish-buff stoneware moulded in the shape of a crowned mermaid, painted in blue and brownish-black, and salt-glazed

Greyish-buff stoneware, press-moulded, with applied moulded parts, painted in blue and brownish-black, and salt-glazed. There is a an oval aperture in the base under the body, with beside it, two small circular holes, one filled by a metal plug or nail. The crowned, long-haired mermaid reclines with her tail raised and twisted, and her face turned to the right to face the viewer. She has a small fin on the back of her tail, and larger fins on each side of her torso, from which her short arms project. Her hands rest on her rib cage below her breasts. Her hair is brownish-black, and her eyes, one nipple, and tail,except for the fins on its end, are blue. Her side fins are partly blue, and the contours of her crown are outlined in blue. A pair with C.2060A-1928.

Notes

History note: Adolf Weil, Maximilianplatz, Munich from whom bought for £4.15s on 5 August, 1909 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 16.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, second half
Circa 1750 - 1799

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Components of the work

Decoration composed of manganese oxide ( probably) smalt
Surface composed of salt-glaze
Head End Height 9.5 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Greyish-buff stoneware, press-moulded, with applied moulded parts, painted in blue (smalt) and brownish-black, and salt-glazed. There is a an oval aperture in the base under the body, with beside it, two small circular holes, one filled by a metal plug or nail

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2060B-1928
Primary reference Number: 76590
Old object number: 3057

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

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

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