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Bird

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 21.59 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.729
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhite on tree stump with applied flowers, right foot on branch, long neck, head turned back, closed wings, long tail. Mark: raised anchor at back, mid-stump. Akin to single bird on Stoner Pl. 4.
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.