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STATUETTE OF A WOMAN, ONE OF FIVE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The statuette shows a young woman standing. She is wearing a small gold crown, and her right arm is around an eagle that is perched on some white rocks. She holds a mirror in her left hand, and is looking into it. She is wearing a white short sleeved blouse, and a blue dress decorated with red flowers and gold leaves. She wears a piece of dull pink drapery over her left shoulder and knee. She stands on a white and greenish base with rococo scrolls touched with gold.

Object name:
STATUETTE OF A WOMAN, ONE OF FIVE
Made from:
Hard paste porcelain
Made in:
EUROPE
Date made:
ca. 1840
Size:
18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.119.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK gold anchor for Chelsea (fake) [at back of lower edge]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973