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Drunken Fisherman
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
About 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 × 10 × 9 cm (7 3/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.664
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionMan with fish on irregular base with stump and applied flowers. Barefoot man steps over eelpot. Wears orange cap, yellow jacket with gold buttons, white shirt, breeches. Holds fish in each hand, two tucked in shirt, one in belt. Violet reflection. After a Meissen model.
Marks
Red anchor mark at base of tree stump, at back
InscriptionsJames A. Lewis sticker.
Katz collection sticker for Chelsea C-267.
Katz collection sticker for Chelsea C-267.
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, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.