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Napoleon III (1808-73): C.928-2016

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Napoleon III (1808-73)

Maker(s)

Manufacturer: Copeland
Sculptor: Jones, J. E.
Sculptor: Cheverton, Benjamin

Entities

Categories

Description

Without socle

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

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
1851 CE - 1852 CE

Materials used in production

Parian (porcelain)

Techniques used in production

Slip casting

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JE JONES FECIT 1851 / CHVERTON SC 1852 COPELAND
  • Location: Reverse of bust
  • Method of creation: Marked
  • Type: Maker's name and date

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.928-2016
Primary reference Number: 215930
Old number: 222
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 26 May 2017 Updated: Friday 31 May 2019 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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