Night
Figure
1873 (made), 1862 (designed), 1862 (designed)
1873 (made), 1862 (designed), 1862 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Statuary Porcelain (parian), unglazed. A draped female figure representing Night leans over a sleeping baby
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Night (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | slipcasted high firing porcelain from a multipart mould. |
| Brief description | Unglazed or 'Parian' porcelain figure of 'Night' made by W.T. Copeland and Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1873 |
| Physical description | Statuary Porcelain (parian), unglazed. A draped female figure representing Night leans over a sleeping baby |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Copyright reserved, Copeland', and 'L/73' (for July 1873), impressed |
| Credit line | Recieved , G Austin and Sons. |
| Object history | Purchased for £12.10.0 from G. Austin and Sons,11-23 Peckham Rye SE15. |
| Production | From a model commissioned in 1862 from Raffaelle Monti for the International Exhibition. One of Copelands models of 'night' was shown at the International Exhibition in 1862 and at the 1873 Vienna Exhibition. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | |
| Bibliographic reference | pp.111-112
Copeland, Robert: 'Parian, Copeland's statuary porcelain', Antique Collectors'Club, 2007. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.102-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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