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Figure of a peasant


Italian Beggar
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1753–57
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions 19.05 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.753
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionFigure of a peasant standing on a square base with cut corners, applied flowers, stump behind his right leg. Figure in black hat, tattered white shirt and trousers, stands at ease with arms folded. Peach fluorescence.
Inscriptionsunmarked
ProvenanceBy 1973, 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.