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Awake: C.780-2016

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Awake

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Unknown

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Description

Polychrome. Applied in gilt italics on front of socle:
"Awake' / The morn is up again, the dewy morn, / With breath all incense and with cheek all bloom, / Laughing the clouds away with playful scorn, / And living as if earth contained no tomb.'

Notes

History note: The estate of G. D. V. Glynn

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 23.4 cm
Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 14 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government

Components of the work

Inscription composed of gilt
Base Length 8 cm Width 7.8 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: illegible

  • Text: remnants of inscriptio
  • Location: Front of socle
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Mark
  • Text: COPELAND
  • Location: Reverse of head
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name
  • Text: COPELAND Y2
  • Location: Underside of socle
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.780-2016
Primary reference Number: 215777
Old number: 609
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Audit data

Created: Monday 22 May 2017 Updated: Thursday 9 May 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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