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Maker: Unknown
Maiolica lamp in the shape of a woman, painted in green, yellow and brown.
Earthenware, tin-glazed pale yellowish-grey on the exterior; hollow interior unglazed. Painted in green, yellow, and manganese-brown.
Thrown and modelled.
The woman stands on a circular base with an upturned edge. She wears a dress with a full, striped skirt, decorated with two brown flounces. Its green bodice has a pointed waistline and low V-neckline, filled in by a white chemisette with a turned-down collar and four yellow buttons. The narrow sleeves widen to a bell-shape at the lower edge which is fringed. Her gloves are brown. On her head she has a yellow hat with an upturned brim, decorated at the front with a green feather. The crown of the hat is hollow and serves as a receptacle for the oil. On each side of it is a hole for a wick. The back is undecorated.
History note: Brides-les-Bains, Savoy, where purchased on 29 August 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher (MS Cat. 3725).
Dr J.W.L. Galisher Bequest
Diameter: 16.5 cm
Height: 32.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1850
CE
-
1900
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( green, yellow, and manganese-brown)
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Throwing
: Earthenware, tin-glazed pale yellowish-grey on the exterior; hollow interior unglazed. Painted in green, yellow, and manganese-brown. Thrown and modelled.
Modelling (forming)
Accession number: C.2260-1928
Primary reference Number: 73296
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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