Hop Queen: C.876-2016

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hop Queen

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Durham, Joseph
Distributor: Crystal Palace Art Union

Entities

Bust

Categories

Parian (porcelain)

Notes

History note: Unknown before G.D.V. Glynn; 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: 34.9 cm
Length: 18.2 cm
Width: 17.2 cm

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Place(s) associated

Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England
London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Late 19th Century
Victoria I
Production date: AD 1873-01 : On accession the year was given as 1878 but the last figure is probably a 3.

Note

This bust was first produced for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union in January 1873

Components of the work

Base Length 9.4 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Inscription or legends present

Text: HOP QUEEN
Location: Reverse of shoulder of bust
Method of creation: Impressed
Type: Title

Text: CERAMIC & CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION PUB JANUARY 1873.
Location: On lower part of reverse of bust
Method of creation: Impressed
Type: Name

Inscription present: in three groups

Text: COPYRIGHT/ RESERVED (left) COPELAND/M 73 (centre) DURHAM A.R.A (right)
Location: On lower part of reverse of bust
Method of creation: Impressed
Type: Factory mark

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label

Text: 23.
Location: On underside of socle
Method of creation: Typed
Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

The Parian Phenomenon, A Survey of Victorian Parian Porcelain Statuary and Busts page(s): 181
Parian, Copeland's Statuary Porcelain page(s): 212

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.876-2016
Primary reference Number: 215878
Old number: 23
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 25 May 2017 Updated: Monday 4 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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