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Wading Female Figure (Choephora) (Study for Cornucopia 2): M.8-1977

Current Location: In storage

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Wading Female Figure (Choephora) (Study for Cornucopia 2)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Dobson, Frank

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Description

Bronze, cast. Standing woman truncated above the knees. She wears her hair in a bun and looks downwards and to her right. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and rests across her back. The right arm is by her side, supporting the mouth of a cornucopia.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Keith Baynes

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1977) by Baynes, Keith

Dating

20th Century, Early
1920s
George V
Production date: AD 1925

Note

Study for Cornucopia (1925-7) in Ham Hill stone, no. 26 in Frank Dobson, Arts Council, 1966

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Sculpture Depth 6.7 cm Height 19.3 cm Width 8.9 cm
Plinth Depth 9.9 cm Height 3.1 cm Width 9.8 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.8-1977
Primary reference Number: 13403
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_8_1977

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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