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Fortune Teller

Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions 18.41 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number61.1282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionMan in puce robe with darker collar and yellow lining, brown boots, crown of leaves leans over as he examines a woman's hand. Woman wears yellow bodice and pannier, blue cuffs, gold highlights. Compare similar figure group, 53.1022.
Inscriptionsunmarked
ProvenanceBy 1953, Sigmund and Jessie Katz; 1961 gift