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Lady Brushing Her Hair: GPL.16-1928

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Lady Brushing Her Hair

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

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Description

White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. On the top 'Lady Brushing Her Hair', without bow, purple bodice; scalloped border below edge.

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa 1850 CE - 1900 CE

School or Style

Victorian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GPL.16-1928
Primary reference Number: 14390

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Lady Brushing Her Hair" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14390 Accessed: 2023-09-22 20:29:23

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14390 |title=Lady Brushing Her Hair |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-09-22 20:29:23|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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