Circular decorative plaque with a relief of three woman tending to a reclining fourth woman in a classical scene.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The partially nude woman reclines from the right, facing left three quarter turned toward the viewer, drapery covers her lap flowing to the floor. One woman stands behind, touching her curly hair. Another young woman on left kneels in, touching her outstretched right leg. A third woman stands on left holding drapery. Behind them are classical columns, and a large vase of flowers on right. Beyond the columns, the suggestion of a garden. The wide rim of the plaque is decorated in a leaf-scallop swirl pattern. The overall colors are muted silver, darker in the crevices, with warmer toned accents.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.93
People
Designed by Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, French (Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme 1820 - 1888 Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais )
Manufactured by Elkington & Co., British (1824-1968)
Title
The Pompeiian Lady
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
c. 1876
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/363799

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Electroformed copper, electroplated silver
Technique
Electrotype
Dimensions
52 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right of relief: Elkington Co
  • inscription: lower left of relief: Morel-Ladeuil / inv è Fecit / 1876
  • inscription: verso, engraved: RECISTRIRT IN DEN OESTERREICHSCHEN KAISERSTAATEN REGISTRIRT IM DEUTSCHEN REICH. / ZAHL 10.297. [mark in diamond shape] No. 27. Bd. 1 Bl. 114. / DEPOSE EN FRANCE / DESIGN COPYRIGHTED IN THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER IX76 / [hallmarks] ELKINGTON & Co.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Paul Reeves, Cirencester]. [H. Blairman & Sons LTD, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Paul Clarke Stauffer Fund
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.93
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

Verification Level

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