Jenny Lind
Factory: Unknown (Uncertain)
White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print. Circular. On top of lid 'Jenny Lind'; no border; black key plate; additional hand colouring.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 7.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Mid-Late
Victoria I
Circa
1850
CE
-
1900
CE
Jenny Lind (1820-1887) was a Swedish opera soprano. She sang with Verdi, and Mendelssohn wrote the soprano part in Elijah for her. She is believed to have inspired several Hans Christian Andersen stories, including The Ugly Duckling and The Emperor’s Nightingale. In May 1847, she made her London debut in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer’s opera, Roberto il diavolo (Robert the Devil) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, to immense popular acclaim – it is said that Queen Victoria threw her a bouquet rom the Royal Box. In later life she raised substantial funds for good causes, such as Florence Nightingale’s Nursing Fund and The Railway Servants’ Benevolent Fund.
Decoration
Moulding
: White earthenware, moulded and decorated underglaze with a multicolour transfer print, black key plate
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: GPL.254-1928
Primary reference Number: 14972
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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