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Old Woman Seated
Copper alloy, probably bronze.
Copper alloy, probably bronze. The naked old woman sits on a rectangular slab supported on a moulded cylindrical pedestal, with another rectangular slab below it. This is supported on an integral rectangular base with a border of indentations on the sloping edge. The woman's head is slightly inclined to her left and her arms crossed beneath her breasts. The lined face and forehead, the veined skin, visible bones, sagging breasts, and the folds of skin on the abdomen reveal a highly naturalistic approach. Her facial expression is sad and pensive.
History note: With Copper & Adams, by February 1940; sold to Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958), 1940; bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek; bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory.
Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory
Height: 15.7 cm
Length: 9.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela
16th Century, Early#
Circa
1520
CE
-
1525
CE
Probably made in Nuremberg or Augsburg
Base
Width 9.6 cm
Figure
Pedestal
probably bronze
Copper alloy
Bronze
Accession number: M.14-1997
Primary reference Number: 14123
Old object number: B.14.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_14_1997
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Old Woman Seated" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14123 Accessed: 2024-12-22 17:38:51
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