Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley (1822-1876)
Bust and Pedestal
ca. 1877 (made)
ca. 1877 (made)
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This bust, representing Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley was made by Mary Grant in ca. 1877. The sculptor Mary Grant (1831-1908) was based in Scotland, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1866 to 1892, but this is the only known work by her in ivory. This bust could have been carved posthumously as a memorial to the sitter. A marble bust of the same subject by William Theed dated 1877 is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
The sitter founded the Westminster Training School and Home for Nurses in 1874. She was lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and wife to Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881), Dean of Westminster, whose memorial Mary Grant was also to execute for the private Royal Chapel at Windsor in 1884. The sculptor Grant was Lady Stanley's niece, and carved at least two different marble busts of her.
The sitter founded the Westminster Training School and Home for Nurses in 1874. She was lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and wife to Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881), Dean of Westminster, whose memorial Mary Grant was also to execute for the private Royal Chapel at Windsor in 1884. The sculptor Grant was Lady Stanley's niece, and carved at least two different marble busts of her.
Object details
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| Title | Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley (1822-1876) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory on turned wood base |
| Brief description | Bust, ivory on turned wood pedestal, Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley, by Mary Grant, British, ca. 1877 |
| Physical description | Bust in ivory. Represented facing slightly to the left, wearing a lace cap with a ribbon bow on top and a plain fichu round her shoulders. The bust is set on a circular turned ivory base into which has been drilled a hole in the bottom. The hair is drawn back from her face and turned up in three heavy plaits at the back. Inscribed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'LADY A. STANLEY' [and] 'MARY GRANT Sc.' [and] 'C E/ C' Note on reverse |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Leonard Spero. |
| Object history | Given by Mr Leonard Spero, Hatch End, Middlesex in 1938. |
| Historical context | There is a marble bust of Lady Augusta Stanley at Westminster Hospital, by Mary Grant, dated 1876. |
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| Summary | This bust, representing Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley was made by Mary Grant in ca. 1877. The sculptor Mary Grant (1831-1908) was based in Scotland, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1866 to 1892, but this is the only known work by her in ivory. This bust could have been carved posthumously as a memorial to the sitter. A marble bust of the same subject by William Theed dated 1877 is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The sitter founded the Westminster Training School and Home for Nurses in 1874. She was lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and wife to Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881), Dean of Westminster, whose memorial Mary Grant was also to execute for the private Royal Chapel at Windsor in 1884. The sculptor Grant was Lady Stanley's niece, and carved at least two different marble busts of her. |
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| Accession number | A.37, :1-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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