Florence Dombey in Captain Cuttle's Parlour
Oil Painting
1888 (painted)
1888 (painted)
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This scene is taken from Charles Dickens' novel Dombey and Son. It depicts the teenage heroine Florence in refuge from her cruel father. The costume is meant reflect the fashion of 1848, the date of the novel's publication. The painting toured Britain between 1889 and 1895.
Object details
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| Title | Florence Dombey in Captain Cuttle's Parlour (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Florence Dombey in Captain Cuttle's Parlour', William Maw Egley, 1888 |
| Physical description | Oil painting |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1888/W Maw Egley' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower right) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Henry Spencer Ashbee |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Henry Spencer Ashbee, 1900 This painting was number 495 in the 1889 Leeds Spring Exhibition, priced at £40 and titled "Florence Dombey in the parlour of the ‘Wooden Midshipman’" |
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| Literary reference | 'Dombey and Son' by Charles Dickens |
| Summary | This scene is taken from Charles Dickens' novel Dombey and Son. It depicts the teenage heroine Florence in refuge from her cruel father. The costume is meant reflect the fashion of 1848, the date of the novel's publication. The painting toured Britain between 1889 and 1895. |
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| Accession number | 1824-1900 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2003 |
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