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Eve: M.1-1885

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Eve

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Wiles, Henry

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Description

Figure. White marble, modelled in the round. Seated nude, upon a bank with a serpent coiling round it, and an apple lying by it. She has long hair falling over the right breast and left shoulder.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. E.W. Blore, Fellow of Trinity College, 1885.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1885-07-03) by Blore, E.W., Rev.

Dating

19th Century, Late
Production date: AD 1885

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Height 5 cm
Figure Height 74.9 cm

Materials used in production

White marble

Techniques used in production

Carving : White marble

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1885
Primary reference Number: 30940
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1885

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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