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Enid (from Arthurian romance): C.836-2016

Object information

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Titles

Enid (from Arthurian romance)

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Miller, E. M.
Distributor: Crystal Palace Art Union

Entities

Categories

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: 28.3 cm
Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 10 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: after AD 1861

Note

Copeland's bust of Enid, 'the Fair and Good' was probably inspired by the Enid in Tennyson's Arthurian romance, 'Idylls of the King', a series of twelve poems published between 1859 and 1890. The character had first appeared in the Arthurian legend, 'Erec and Enide' by the French poet, Chrétien de Troy (c. 1130-c. 1180/90), and in the romance of Geraint and Enid in the The Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh stories, which had been translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest between 1839 and 1845.

The bust was modelled by Felix Martin Miller (1819-1908)

Components of the work

Base Length 9.1 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION
  • Location: Front of socle
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Name
  • Text: ENID E.M. MILLER SC COPELAND
  • Location: Reverse of bust
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.836-2016
Primary reference Number: 215833
Old number: 327
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 23 May 2017 Updated: Wednesday 22 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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