15929964180001312637261000Standard Recordobject-41576170241085380515490170790001702410608630fitz-onlineadlib-object-41576https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41576370ea913-7e3b-3a4d-8890-858c79b20a445personreferenceagent-154349adlib-agent-154349884121c3-2083-3216-8fac-adf8fc38f784nunreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainreferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherreferenceterm-110350adlib-term-110350ab450de1-5dfc-3514-9493-1f724d7255a7trade/occupationreferenceterm-23385adlib-term-233854c17df77-7d4e-32bf-8ec9-921b71d218a2religionApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain figure of a Seated Nun Reading.Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded with a closed base with a small central ventilation hole. The exterior is covered with translucent glaze, which is bubbly where it lies thickly. The nun sits on a roughly circular base. She looks down towards a large book which she supports on her left thigh and holds with her left hand. She holds her right hand over the right page, as if following the lines. Her left foot (missing) extends over the edge of the base at the front. She wears a long voluminous veil, and a long dress over an underskirt.H27referenceexhibition-1070adlib-exhibition-10702cb713dc-899f-35df-9c15-515a05f38d48Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresC.3034-19281accession numberC.3034-192841576priref41576old object number3951urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41576https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/41576referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-0717521752CE1752circa1752175511755CE17551755factoryreferenceagent-157665adlib-agent-157665b68c5501-4b5f-39e8-8048-c9b58de684e3Bow Porcelain Manufactoryaftermodellerreferenceagent-70199adlib-agent-701991a5ab113-688c-3728-9988-60f96aea73bcKändler, Johann Joachimreferenceterm-106496adlib-term-106496bd563695-7339-3178-a8c4-25189907099318th Century, Mid#referenceterm-107736adlib-term-107736e93a8dd1-d76d-320b-be9b-afa352e322a1George IIreferenceterm-110490adlib-term-110490bb9026c5-22c6-3c07-8c4c-b6817acc50c4literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralEssexEssexregionStratford-le-Bowphosphaticreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainpresumed lead; bubbly where thickreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazeDepthcm11.7Heightcm14.5referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteMrs E. Spencer, 'Old Village Museum' (in the old village) Shanklin, from whom purchased on 21 September 1922 for £3 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. Vol. I, p. 384, no. 3034, Vol. II, pl. 243Ep. 384referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgePubl. p. 55, H27p. 55referencepublication-992adlib-publication-992e26b9de8-5607-3d6e-82c1-bba7d8cb57c4Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresRef. After a Meissen model by J.J. Kaendler of 1744, see p. 181, no. 976 and pl. 237, a coloured example with stars on the veil, which were copied on the Bow example in Peter Bradshaw's collection, see Bradshaw 1981 and 1992.p. 181referencepublication-2685adlib-publication-268578931290-a594-3d1e-a3e9-fe40247e4e87Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, Ausstellung im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum MünchenRef. This model is B37 in Bradshaw's list of Bow figures, see p. 92, p. 171, B37
Cf. p. 123, pl. 92, an example with star strewn veil in Bradshaw's collectionpp. 92, 171referencepublication-2758adlib-publication-2758aae1cefe-a8f4-3d0e-b8c5-0b213fcd157bBow Porcelain Figures circa 1748-1774Cf. An example with star strewn veil in Bradshaw's collection, see p. 162, pl. 78p. 162referencepublication-2721adlib-publication-27212c88b854-02af-3d32-8222-0e69e8451a7dEighteenth Century English Porcelain Figures 1745-1795Cf. A white example, p. 44, lot 309. Estimate £3-500.p. 44referencepublication-2783adlib-publication-2783f91de6e7-5962-301b-b4b6-3031f15e6525Good European Ceramics and GlassCf. p. 27, lot 32, illustrated p. 26, the example with star-strewn veil mentioned above. Estimate £400-600.26-7referencepublication-5889adlib-publication-588943650803-df2e-39d5-a8de-27a32a2309beThe Dr. Peter Bradshaw Collection of English Porcelain Figuresreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoactivityreferenceterm-25444adlib-term-25444467de273-30ea-3d96-96f2-9d11b2466e35readingactivityreferenceterm-107877adlib-term-107877d3fd41d2-8962-3d09-a893-f20ebb772237sittingliteralreadingreadingliteralsittingsittingreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefiguresoft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded with a closed base with a small central ventilation holereferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingpresumed leadreferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingSeated Nun Readingobject
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