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Allegorical figure of Taste
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Modeled by: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
Modeled by: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
English
about 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
29.21 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
Description"Taste" from the set of Senses. Woman seated on stump holding a pierced basket of fruit decorated in colors. Wearing white drapery lined with yellow and decorated with sprays of flowers in colors. Hand has been repaired. Others in the series are 30.297, .299, and .360.
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).