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A Lady's Head: OC.73-1938

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A Lady's Head

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Description

Porcelain fragment of a figure, the head of a Chinese lady. With matt enamel painting. She wears a tall triangular headdress, surmounted by a phoenix

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Cecil E. Byas

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-01-19) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Enamel
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.73-1938
Primary reference Number: 77819
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 July 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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