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Finch
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English (London)
About 1752–58
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFinch on branches of white tree stump with applied flowers and leaves. Head turned slightly left, wings closed. Head bright blue, throat puce, eyes black,beak brown, green back, wing tips and tail band blue, red, and yellow. Feet and lower legs gray. Overcast Fluorescence. Evidence of faulty or re-firing.
Marks
Mark: large brown anchor at back of base
InscriptionsKatz collection No. "C-115"
ProvenanceBy 1972, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, this object was on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, this object was on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.