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Figure of Portia
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Figure of Portia
German
about 1754
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 10.2 x 7 cm (7 13/16 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.301
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
Marks
Incised on base: "F [script]" and "J [?] H"
InscriptionsPhoto in file shows "Dymo" embossed plastic labels affixed to underside of base: "PR. FURSTENBURG C. 1775 A[ntique] P[orcelain] CO./N.Y. J[ean] M[auze] to ARM. XMAS '59."
ProvenanceAbout 1959, purchased from Antique Porcelain Company, New York, by Jean Mauze; by 1959, Abby Rockefeller Mauze; 1977, gift to the MFA by Abby Rockefeller Mauze.