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Ophelia
Copeland
(Manufacturer)
Marshall, William Calder
(Sculptor)
Crystal Palace Art Union
(Distributor)
History note: Unknown before G.D.V. Glynn; the estate of G. D. V. Glynn
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of G. D. V. Glynn, and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 28.5 cm
Length: 14.3 cm
Width: 11.2 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2016-01-25)
by
H.M. Government
Third quarter of 19th century
Victoria I
Production date:
after
AD 1859
Ophelia, a tragic character in Shakespeare's play, 'Hamlet', was first produced as a Copeland bust in 1859 as a prize for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union's annual lottery. The bust was issued as a pair with Miranda, a happier character from 'The Tempest'. Ophelia was produced in two sizes of which this approximates to the larger size of 28.5 cm.
William Calder Marshall (1813-94) was born in Edinburgh and moved to London in 1834. After a period spent studying in Rome he returned to London in 1839. He was a prolific and unimaginative sculptor, but neverthelss became an RA in 1852. About fifteen of his works were reproduced in Copeland's Parian porcelain.
Base
Length 9.5 cm
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.939-2016
Primary reference Number: 215941
Old number: 428
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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