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Psaltery from Pair of Musicians
Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1755–60
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2186
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated man blowing flute, with drum to left side, blue hat, rose jacket, yellow vest and flowered breeches, black shoes, low flowered tree branch to right, flowers in relief on base.
Marks
none
ProvenanceBy 1941 with Stoner & Evans, London and New York; April 1, 1941, sold by Stoner & Evans to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)