Margaret McCalmont
Relief
1858 (made)
1858 (made)
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This is one wax of a group of twenty-nine wax sculptures bequeathed to the Museum by Edward (Teddy) Pyke. Mr. Pyke had devoted most of his life to the study of waxes, and was the recognised authority in the field. His 'Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers', published in 1973, has become the standard reference book for students of the subject. Mr Pyke's own collection was wide-ranging, and included British, German, French and Italian portraits and figure subjects from the sixteenth century up to the present day. His generous bequest augmented and complemented the then existing holdings of waxes in the Museum, many of which are on display nearby in Room 63. The Fitzwilliam Museum also received waxes from Mr. Pyke's bequest.
Object details
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| Title | Margaret McCalmont (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax in glazed wood frame. |
| Brief description | Relief, wax in glazed wood frame, portrait of Margaret McCalmont, By R.C.Lucas, English, 1858 |
| Physical description | The portrait is shown in profile to right. The sitter wears a frilled bonnet and a lace-edged shawl with a bow at the front. The wax is inscribed. Framed in a large, heavy wood frame, with red velvet surround. |
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| Object history | Bequeathed by E. J. Pyke in 1996, c/o Bird and Bird Solicitors, London. |
| Summary | This is one wax of a group of twenty-nine wax sculptures bequeathed to the Museum by Edward (Teddy) Pyke. Mr. Pyke had devoted most of his life to the study of waxes, and was the recognised authority in the field. His 'Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers', published in 1973, has become the standard reference book for students of the subject. Mr Pyke's own collection was wide-ranging, and included British, German, French and Italian portraits and figure subjects from the sixteenth century up to the present day. His generous bequest augmented and complemented the then existing holdings of waxes in the Museum, many of which are on display nearby in Room 63. The Fitzwilliam Museum also received waxes from Mr. Pyke's bequest. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie, ‘The Pyke Bequest of waxes at the Victoria & Albert Museum’, in: Apollo, Vol. Jan 1997, pp. 41-45 |
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| Accession number | A.15-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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