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Standing Woman, perhaps Morning: C.324-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Standing Woman, perhaps Morning

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Royal Porcelain Company

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Description

Parian (?) porcelain figure of a Standing Woman, glazed, and enamelled in flesh pink, red, and brown enamels.

Parian (?) porcelain figure of a Standing Woman, glazed, and enamelled in flesh pink, red, and brown enamels. The circular, straight-sided base has an underglaze flange underneath, and glazed underside with a central ventilation hole. The woman stands with her feet slightly apart, and arms crossed over her breast. Her brown hair is dressed in Grecian style, and she has pink cheeks and red lips. She wears a long, layered dress held up on her left shoulder by a string. Her right shoulder and most of her back and chest are bare.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century, Late
Victoria
Circa 1875 - 1900

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( flesh pink, red, and brown) gilt

Materials used in production

uncertain Parian (porcelain)
Glaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.324-1991
Primary reference Number: 37755
Packing number: EURCER 1010

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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