These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Bust of the Virgin
Potter: Wood, Enoch
White lead-glazed earthenware, moulded, lead-glazed, and painted in pale shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, flesh-pink, puce, a little red, brown, grey, and black enamels. The back of the shoulders is uncoloured and has a central ventilation hole The bust is supported on a circular black socle on a square base. The Virgin faces front with her head turned slightly to her left and slightly downwards. Her head is covered by a pale yellow shawl decorated with puce and blue sprigs, which falls down over her left shoulder. She wears a pink gown with a pale green edging.
History note: Unknown before donor, Stanley Woolston, Cambridge
Given by Stanley Woolston
Height: 39.7 cm
Width: 25.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1945-06-06) by Woolston, Stanley
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1790
CE
-
1820
CE
Probably made in Enoch Wood's factory
Decoration composed of enamel
Moulding
: Lead-glazed erathenware, moulded, lead-glazed, and painted in pale shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, flesh-pink, puce, a little red, and black
Lead-glazing
Accession number: EC.38-1945
Primary reference Number: 76966
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bust of the Virgin" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76966 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:50:33
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76966
|title=Bust of the Virgin
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 01:50:33|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-76966
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa7/EC_38_1945_281_29.jpg"
alt="Bust of the Virgin"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bust of the Virgin</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
