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Figure of a Woman
Made at: Longton Hall Manufactory (England)
English
about 1758–60
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
25.4 cm (10 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.915
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of a woman holding a bird cage (probably one of a pair depicting Matrimony). She stands infront of a maytree with branches of applied flowers. On six-footed rococo base in maroon and green. Yellow hat, short black cape, white apron, yellow shirt with chocolate design.
Inscriptionsunmarked
ProvenanceBy 1957, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] Published in 1957 by Watney as Katz collection; from June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] Published in 1957 by Watney as Katz collection; from June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.