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Virgin and Child
Factory: Derby Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in green, a little yellow, flesh-pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel, and gilt
Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in green, a little yellow, flesh-pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel, and gilt. The mainly unglazed underside has a central ventilation hole, and four patch marks in the corners. The group is supported on a rectangular pedestal base. The lower part has projecting corners decorated with rosettes, and on the sides, swags in relief. Above, the sides are fluted and concave with a moulding round the top. The Virgin sits on a chair with her left foot on the pedestal and her right resting on a low green footstool. She holds the nude infant Christ round his chest with both hands, supporting him on her right knee. He holds up his right hand in blessing, and in his left holds a small posy of two flowers and foliage. The Virgin wears a white shawl with a gold edge over her head, a long gown semé with gold floral sprays, and red strap sandals. Her face and hair, and that of Christ are painted naturalistically in flesh pink and brown. His posy is yellow and green. The chair is outlined in gold. The rosettes on the base have gold centres and the top and lower edges of its upper part have a horizontal gold band running round them.
History note: Law, Foulsham and Cole, South Molton Street, London, from whom purchased for £19 with its pair, the Prudent Mother on 23 October 1916 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge. The price individually was £10.10s.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 10.6 cm
Height: 21.1 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1780
CE
-
1790
CE
Decoration composed of enamels ( green, a little yellow, flesh-pink, red, brown, and a little black) gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast, and painted overglaze in green, a little yellow, flesh-pink, red, brown, and a little black enamel, and gilt
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.3078-1928
Primary reference Number: 42661
Old object number: 4503
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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