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Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionMan seated playing a guitar and wearing slate colored headdress, white coat, yellow sash, yellow cloak lined with turquoise, red breeches and pale lavender leggings. Hat and sword at feet agaisnt flowered tree trunk. Set with 30.289.
Marks Mark: RED ANCHOR.
ProvenanceBy 1924, Alfred E. 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).