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Putto representing Geography
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1753
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels, gilding
Dimensions
12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.772
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated on high plinth, square in section with cut corners, concave sides with shaped molded panels and gold tassels at corners. Dark hair, yellow scarf in lap, holds terrestrial globe on brown base at left. Mark: red anchor, peach fluorescence.
Marks
Mark: red anchor, peach fluorescence.
ProvenanceBy July 1954, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] On July 4, 1954, Sigmund Katz wrote to Kathryn Buhler from London, "I have acquired...a pair of small red anchor figures of 'Geography' and 'Astronomy' [1988.773] in brilliant condition." From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] On July 4, 1954, Sigmund Katz wrote to Kathryn Buhler from London, "I have acquired...a pair of small red anchor figures of 'Geography' and 'Astronomy' [1988.773] in brilliant condition." From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.