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Photo Credit: Photo by Greg Page Studio
Cleopatra
ca. 181019th c
8 1/4 in. x 13 in. x 4 1/2 in. (20.96 cm x 33.02 cm x 11.43 cm)
Staffordshire, England, English, b. mid 17th Century
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Europe, England, Staffordshire
Medium and Support:
Earthenware with enamel decoration
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Accession Number:
2005.104
Commentary
In this Shakespearean figure, the dying Cleopatra is thought to have been based on a sculpture in the collection of the Vatican.
Exhibition
2007: Kitty Rosenbaum Gallery, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California 2003 - 2004: "Clay Bodies: Staffordshire Figurative Ceramics from the Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld," October 4, 2003 - April 4, 2004, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Object Description
Representational Earthenware sculpture
Keywords
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Ceramics,
Clay,
Decorative,
Earthenware,
Enamel,
European,
female,
Female,
Figure,
Glazed,
Sculpture,
Staffordshire
- Ceramics
- Clay
- Decorative
- Earthenware
- Enamel
- European
- female
- Female
- Figure
- Glazed
- Sculpture
- Staffordshire
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Dimensions
- H: 8 1/4; W: 13; D: 4 1/2 inches Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 13 x 4 1/2 in. (20.96 x 33.02 x 11.43 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Jackie Oosthuizen
Role: vendor
Place: London, England
Dates: 10/05/1988
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Owner Name: Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Dornfeld
Role: private collector
Place: Los Angeles, California
Dates: 10/05/1988, 2005
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