Laura G, Sassy 70’s
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Your art history post for today is: “The Bride,” 1873, manufactured by the W. T. Copeland & Sons pottery company after an original sculpture by Raffaelle Monti (1818–1881), porcelain, 15 inches (38 cm) tall, The Fitzwilliam Museum, The University of Cambridge. #arthistory

From the museum: “Raffaele Monti (1818-81) specialized in carving marbles with illusionistic veils. The Bride was derived from the head of a full-length marble of a kneeling Veiled Vestal of 1847.”

From the museum website: “Parian porcelain, slip cast bust of 'The Bride'. The circular socle is made separately and is held to the bust by a brass screw, nut, and washer. The bride faces front and looks downwards. She has a veil over her head which falls down over her face and breast at the front, and over her shoulders at the back. It is held in place by a wreath of orange-blossom flowers tied at centre back with a bow.” (Socle: a base for a small sculptures.)
From the museum website: “Parian porcelain, slip cast bust of 'The Bride'. The circular socle is made separately and is held to the bust by a brass screw, nut, and washer. The bride faces front and looks downwards. She has a veil over her head which falls down over her face and breast at the front, and over her shoulders at the back. It is held in place by a wreath of orange-blossom flowers tied at centre back with a bow.” (Socle: a base for a small sculptures.)
From the museum website: “Parian porcelain, slip cast bust of 'The Bride'. The circular socle is made separately and is held to the bust by a brass screw, nut, and washer. The bride faces front and looks downwards. She has a veil over her head which falls down over her face and breast at the front, and over her shoulders at the back. It is held in place by a wreath of orange-blossom flowers tied at centre back with a bow.” (Socle: a base for a small sculptures.)