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Lady
Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
Cream earthenware figure of a lady streaked in manganese-brown under lead-glaze
Dark cream earthenware, press-moulded, and streaked with manganese oxide colour under lead-glaze. The base is open and the interior is glazed. The standing woman has a headdress with a long veil hanging down her back. She wears a dress with an extremely low-necked bodice which shows her breasts, and is laced over a stomacher. It has elbow length sleeves and is open at the front below the waist to show a long petticoat. She holds up the skirt of the dress in front of her with her left hand, and at the side. with her right hand. The lower edge has an incised zig-zag border.
History note: Bryan T. Harland, Croydon; sold Puttick & Simpson, London, 12 October 1923, A fine collection of Ralph Wood, Whieldon and Astbury pottery, the property of Bryan T. Harland Esq., F.S.A., J.P., who is changing his residence, lot 169; purchased for £10 10s. by Mack (the head porter using name 'Morris') on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George II
Circa
1750
-
1765
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
Decoration
composed of
manganese-oxide
cream Earthenware
Press-moulding : Dark cream earthenware, press-moulded, streaked with manganese-brown oxide colour, and lead-glazed; the interior is hollow and glazed
Accession number: C.833-1928
Primary reference Number: 76201
Old object number: 4284
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: 3883
Accession Number: 3868
Accession Number: C.3-1961
Accession Number: C.1015-2016
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