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Personification of water
French
19th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
33.02 x 13.33 x 8.89 cm (13 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession Number61.658
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionTerre vernissée. Standing nude female figure wearing narrow blue band ending in bows across waist and shoulder, holds green-stemmed water lily upright in slightly green right hand. Brown striated hair from high forehead falling to shoulders and waist at back. Body is hollow for cylindrical support. 17th century?
ProvenanceBy 1961, Charles Ratton, Paris; 1961, sold by Charles Ratton to the MFA for $300. (Accession Date: September 20, 1961)