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STATUETTE, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Jacob Petit (Maker)

On view in: Breakfast Room


About this object

Each has an urn as the central motif and around the urn on each is a young man and a young woman with a child (.1 is a small boy, .2 is a small girl); all in 18th century costumes, in pastel colors. The figures hold long garlands of leaves and flowers. The bases are circular.

Object name:
STATUETTE, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Hard paste porcelain
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
1830-1842
Size:
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
24.237.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK Marked underneath in underglaze blue with crossed swords and a star; .1 has g incised; .2 has "Petit" incised
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973