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DEACESSIONED September 23, 2010
Figure of a Parrot
Samson Manufactury (French (Paris))
French
mid-19th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Number1982.790
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPorcelain with ormolu base, mid 19th century. Perched on low tree stump and mounted on square ormolu base. Decorated with green head and back with white neck and belly, red eyes, gray-brown beak, polychrome wing plummage, and gray-brown claws.
Marks
Wheel in iron-red on underside of base & Samson mark in underglaze blue on base under tail.
ProvenanceJanuary 12, 1983, year-end gift of Edward M. and Kiyi Pflueger, New York, to the MFA; September 23, 2010, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Christie's, New York, June 7, 2011 (sale 2448), lot 450.