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Sphinx

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1745
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions 11.43 x 15.24 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.749
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionHead turned to left. White; modeled with head of Peg Woffington on rectangular bases with canted corners. Unmarked. Peach fluorescence. 319: head turned to left. 320: corner of base chipped.
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.