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Sphinx
Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOne of a pair of sphinxes with head of actress Peg Woffington, on white scrolled pedestals. White head dress with red ribbon, necklace of beads, yellow ruff. Brownish pink body with tassled green saddle. Hollow inside and not glazed.
Marks
Unmarked
InscriptionsPartial "Jas. A. Lewis" (dealer) label
ProvenanceBy 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.