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"Crouching Venus"

Date
1863 - 1890
Artist/Maker
Belleek Pottery
Place
[Belleek, Co. Fermanagh]
Technique
Manufactured
Dimensions
Width: 25cm
Height: 42.5cm
Caption
Belleek Pottery produced a series of parian figures demonstrating a high level of skill and technique. Parian is the name given to white biscuit porcelain, often used in figure modelling. Its finish resembles marble. This figure is classically inspired: Venus was the Roman Goddess of Beauty.
Credit
Purchased with assistance from the Northern Ireland Museums Council and the Museum Friends
Object number
FCM_1996_142