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

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions 26.04 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.650
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionFigure half sitting on stump on square base with applied flowers. Pink coat with gold buttons on very protruding stomach, black belt below, and yellow lined skirt. Arms raised.
Marks Abraded red anchor mark on base
ProvenanceBy 1972, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.