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Seated Nun or Abbess Reading
Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain figure of a Seated Nun or Abbess Reading.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and clear-glazed on the visible surfaces. The closed base is unglazed and has a central ventilation hole. The nun is seated on a low mound with a square hole in the back to take an attachment. She looks down towards a large book which she holds in both hands. Her left foot projects over the edge of the base at the front. She wears a long, voluminous veil, and a long dress.
History note: J. Hutchinson, Esq., FRCS, 1 Park Crescent, W1; sold Sotheby's, 24 November 1921, lot 81; sold for £3 to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Bequeathed by J.W.L. Glaisher
Depth: 11.6 cm
Height: 14.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa
1752
-
1755
phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and clear-glazed on the visible surfaces
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.3033-1928
Primary reference Number: 41575
Old object number: 3959
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seated Nun or Abbess Reading" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/41575 Accessed: 2024-11-02 16:33:09
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