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Made at: Derby Manufactory, working about 1750-1848 (Derbyshire, England)
Formerly attributed to: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1760
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions 15.24 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number54.692
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionBulbous body on splayed foot, scroll handle with grip. Exotic bird and a smaller one in tree with landscape on one side, bird on branch opposite. Slight chip on base.
ProvenanceSigmund J. Katz (b. 1897 - d. 1958) and Jessie W. (Mrs. Sigmund J.) Katz (b. 1901 - d. 1988), Covington, LA; 1954, gift of Jessie and Sigmund Katz to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 10, 1954)