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Madonna and Child

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Modeled by: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
English
about 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 20.32 cm (8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.293
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionMadonna seated and Child standing on globe, with serpent on the base, which isedged with green. Woman draped in white with gold stars, the Child with a pink sash.
InscriptionsMark: red anchor
ProvenanceBy 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930).