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Sculpture of "Beatrice"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
On irregularly cut base, a standing figure of a young woman with left knee bent and right arm and hand lifted to left breast. Flowing dress ornamented with enamel and gold. "BEATRICE" impressed on front of base.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776
Modeler
Edgar George Papworth Junior, English, 1832 - 1884
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
biscuit (parian), vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 57 × 22 × 16 cm (22 7/16 × 8 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
sculpture
Type
sculpture
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