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Una and the Lion (Britannia)
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
Design attributed to: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
Design attributed to: Joseph Willems (Belgian, 1710–1766)
English
about 1760
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 67.3 × 35.6 × 27.9 cm (26 1/2 × 14 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number58.951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOn rococo scrolled base with applied flowers, in flowered & gold aubergine cloak over her left shoulder and lion's back, held with jeweled belt, white sleeved right arm holds beads in out-stretched hand. Patrician head to left in white -lined gold edged
Provenance1958, bequest of Sigmund J. Katz (b. 1897 - d. 1958), New Orleans, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 13, 1958)