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A Singer

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
1750–58
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions 15.24 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWearing a crinoline skirt and singing from music. Turquoise bodice with pink bows, white skirt with sprays of flowers in colors. Flowers on base.. Fingers broken.
Marks Red anchor mark on base
InscriptionsMusic inscribed "Largo" at top of page. Number painted in red enamel on base: "372." (underlined twice in red). Two stencilled inscriptions: "B.C." and B.3" in old Gothic script.
ProvenanceBefore 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).