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Blue Series Lady: C.1 & A-2004

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Blue Series Lady

Maker(s)

Pottery: Curneen, Claire

Entities

  • Bust
  • half figure on rectangular base

Categories

Description

Porcelain, hand-built, and decorated with decal transfers underglaze in blue, supported on a separate hollow rectangular base

Porcelain, hand-built, decorated with blue decal transfers underglaze. Rectangular base of pale brown earthenware (?) coated in streaky white slip, and transfer-printed in blue underglaze. The woman has a small, bald head with small rounded ears, turned three-quarters to its left, broad shoulders, a concave chest, small breasts set wide apart, and a broad waist. Her arms slope outwards towards the elbows which are bent so that the fingers of her large hands rest on the base. The lower part of the front and back of the body, and the arms are printed in blue with sprays of mixed flowers and foliage. The features, and details of the hands are grey. The base is a straight-sided rectangular block, open underneath. It is printed with a spray of flowers and foliage on the side at approximately centre front, and has a half spray on the top viewer's right back corner, which extends down the side at the back.

Notes

History note: Adrian Sassoon, 14 Rutland Gate, London, SW7 1BB

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 36 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Cardiff ⪼ Wales

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2004-01-26) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

21st Century
Elizabeth II
Production date: AD 2002

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of decals ( blue)
Base composed of earthenware ( probably) slip ( white) Depth 18.1 cm Height 8 cm Width 22.5 cm
Bust composed of porcelain
Half-figure Depth 19.7 cm Height 27.5 cm Width 26.8 cm
Exterior

Materials used in production

Glaze

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1 & A-2004
Primary reference Number: 98245
Entry form: 194
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 19 August 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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