Portrait of a lady
Bust and Pedestal
1818 (made)
1818 (made)
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Small portraits in ivory or wax were popular in Britain in the early nineteenth century. The sculptor C. Kelly is otherwise unknown, although he or she might have been related to John Kelly who exhibited four ivory busts at the Royal Academy in 1834 (Graves 1970, II, P. 308). An ivory bust of Princess Charlotte Augusta by John Kelly is also in the collection (inv. no. A.21-1938).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Portrait of a lady (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory |
| Brief description | Bust, ivory, a portrait of a lady, by C. Kelly, Britain, dated 1818 |
| Physical description | Portrait of a woman, bust in ivory. Shown three-quarters facing to the left. The hair is dressed in a knot on the top of the head and parted in front to form long ringlets at the sides of the head. The low cut dress forms a drapery round the shoulders. It is inscribed on the flat back with the name of the sculptor and date of execution. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C. KELLY Sculpt 1818' |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A., in 1938. |
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| Summary | Small portraits in ivory or wax were popular in Britain in the early nineteenth century. The sculptor C. Kelly is otherwise unknown, although he or she might have been related to John Kelly who exhibited four ivory busts at the Royal Academy in 1834 (Graves 1970, II, P. 308). An ivory bust of Princess Charlotte Augusta by John Kelly is also in the collection (inv. no. A.21-1938). |
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| Accession number | A.24, :1-1938 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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