Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Manufacturer:
W. H. Kerr & Co
Sculptor:
Jones, Edward John
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: 35 cm
Length: 21.2 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2016-01-25) by H.M. Government
19th Century, Mid#
Victoria I
Production date:
circa
AD 1855
Kerr & Binns first exhibited Parian at the 1853 Dublin Exhibition. John Edward Jones (1806-62) was born in Dublin, and trained and worked as an engineer. He gave up this career and moved to London about 1840 where he became a successful portrait sculptor. He executed busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1854.
Base Length 11.3 cm
Inscription present: circular mark with wording round the edge surrounding a crown
Inscription present: remanants of a rectangular white stick-on label
Accession number: C.1060-2016
Primary reference Number: 216076
Old number: 30
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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