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Allegorical figure of Touch
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
28.57 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
Description"Touch" from the set of Senses. Woman seated holding a Hawk with her foot on a tortoise, wearing a draped garment of white ground with flowers in turquoise and puce. Others from the series are 30.297-298 and 30.360.
InscriptionsMark: red anchor
ProvenanceBy 1929, Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
Note 1:
A similar allegorical figure is illustrated in "English Porcelain Circle Transactions," No. II (1929) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.
Note 1:
A similar allegorical figure is illustrated in "English Porcelain Circle Transactions," No. II (1929) from the Alfred Hutton Collection.