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Figure of a Woman
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, enamel decoration
Dimensions
22.23 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.641
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of a woman (fisherwoman?) seated on a rock, on an irregular base painted to suggest seaweed. She wears a brown hood, shoulder-length, white surplice collar on green bodice laced with pink, sleeves edged with wide puce bands. Holds out white apron with holes for flowers. Yellow skirt, red shoes.
Marks
Unmarked.
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.
NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.