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Beggar, woman with child at side
German
1755–63
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Height x width: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Joan Bergere Drayton
Accession Number1983.115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWoman with child at side and infant tied to back in a scarf, man with a staff and dog, stump left hand, extending hat with right, in ragged garments on flat rococco bases, decorated in enamel colors and gold. Designed as part of set of three figures, including MFA 1983.116 (Beggar) and central figure group of elegant couple.
ProvenanceAround 1950s, Antique Porcelain Company, New York; around 1950s, sold by the Antique Porcelain Company to R. Thornton Wilson, New York; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)