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Chinoiserie figure group
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Modeled by: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
Modeled by: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
English (London)
About 1749–52
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 22.9 x 15.4 x 8.8cm (9 x 6 1/16 x 3 7/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure group depicting woman in Chinese-inspired costume with a boy by a blue-decorated pot of boiling water. Woman wears a white cloak with sprays of flowers in colors over a brown and yellow skirt. Child's breeches decorated with sprigs of flowers. Raised and painted decoration on base. A separate figure of a child forms part of this group but is on a separate base (30.323)
Marks
Raised anchor
InscriptionsPaper label inscribed by hand: "M. H. de Young / 79A"
ProvenanceBy 1922 until at least 1925, Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
NOTES:
[1] See W. King, "Chelsea Porcelain of the Victoria and Albert Museum", London, 1922, plate 2. See also R. Blunt, ed., "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery," 1925, no. 122. At the time of both publications, this object was in Alfred E. Hutton's collection.
NOTES:
[1] See W. King, "Chelsea Porcelain of the Victoria and Albert Museum", London, 1922, plate 2. See also R. Blunt, ed., "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery," 1925, no. 122. At the time of both publications, this object was in Alfred E. Hutton's collection.