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Figure: C.213-2016

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Duckworth, Ruth

Entities

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Description

Double form sculpture in porcelain. Two similar pieces, each a hemispherical shell with thin vertical eaves mounted within it, and fixed to a rectangular base with the open side of the shell vertical, and facing the other piece.

Notes

History note: Primavera, Cambridge

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Shakeshaft

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Shakeshaft, John, Dr

Dating

20th Century
After 1936 CE - Before 1976-09 CE

Components of the work

(B) At Base
(A) At Base
(B) At Widest Point
(A) At Widest Point
(A)
(B)

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: on one piece

  • Text: R 73
  • Location: Base
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.213-2016
Primary reference Number: 207859
Sale catalogue photo number: K103
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Audit data

Created: Monday 25 January 2016 Updated: Friday 14 August 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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