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Miranda: C.921-2016

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Miranda

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Marshall, William Calder
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: 27.8 cm
Length: 14 cm
Width: 13.3 cm

Place(s) associated

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Base Length 9.6 cm

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MIRANDA COPELAND W.C. MARSHALL. RA. SC / L
  • Location: Revers of bust
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name
  • Text: CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION
  • Location: Front of base
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.921-2016
Primary reference Number: 215923
Old number: 95
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 26 May 2017 Updated: Thursday 30 May 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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