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Attributed to: Bow Manufactory (England)
Formerly attributed to: Girl-in-a-Swing Manufactory
Formerly attributed to: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English (London)
about 1750

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 14.6 x 10.8 cm (3 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.366
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhite. Shell resting on the back of a dolphin. Seaweed around base.
ProvenanceBy 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)