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Figure of a woman, "The Ballad Singer"
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1756
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, enamel decoration
Dimensions
14.61 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.279
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWoman seated on an upturned pierced basket, decorated with blue flowers, with a child on her knee. Wearing yellow cap, light purple cloak tied at the neck and rather darker shade dress, black shoes. Holding opened scroll (broken) in right hand, child in left. Child dressed in white. Right hand and child's left hand and foot repaired.
Marks
Mark: Red Anchor
ProvenanceBefore 1924, Alfred Hutton, London. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930).