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Whip-Poor-Will on a tree stump

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1749-1752
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 17.15 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.735
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhip-poor-will, or Lesser Goat-Sucker, on tree stump. White, with applied flowers on stump.
Marks Mark: raised anchor.
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.