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Dancing Sailor
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1753
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
14.61 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.761
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOn irregular base with applied flowers, leaning against stump, arms outstretched. Wide brimmed hat with yellow ribbon, white jacket and shirt, black tie with band and chevron below, red breeches, white stockings, black shoes with blue bows.
Marks
Mark: red anchor
Provenance1953, purchased at auction in London through Alex Lewis [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] In a letter to Kathryn Buhler (September 29, 1953), Sigmund Katz reports that "Lewis will be shipping several pieces which he acquired for us shortly after he reached England in the sales rooms. These include...the figure [similar to one] illustrated in the catalogue of the Chelsea Loan Exhibition 1951, no. 20. The one we have is marked with a red anchor, while the one illustrated is...marked with raised anchor."
NOTES:
[1] In a letter to Kathryn Buhler (September 29, 1953), Sigmund Katz reports that "Lewis will be shipping several pieces which he acquired for us shortly after he reached England in the sales rooms. These include...the figure [similar to one] illustrated in the catalogue of the Chelsea Loan Exhibition 1951, no. 20. The one we have is marked with a red anchor, while the one illustrated is...marked with raised anchor."