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Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware, moulded, and tin-glazed off-white overall. Full-length figure of a woman carrying a water jar under her left arm, standing on a sloping, approximately rectangular base with irregular sides. The woman's hair is parted in the centre and is swept up at the back into an elaborate chignon. She wears earrings, a necklace, and a long dress with a close-fitting skirt which has an overskirt with a flounce above the hem at the front. Its tight-fitting bodice laces down the back and has a pointed waistline at the front, short sleeves, and a décolleté neckline, the edge of which is pierced to simulate lace.
History note: Lewis, Great Russell St, London, from whom purchased on 30 September 1912 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 25.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Late#
20th Century, Early
Circa
1890
CE
-
1910
CE
Base Width 10.0 cm
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded, and tin-glazed off-white overall.
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.2270-1928
Primary reference Number: 80851
Old object number: 3476
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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