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Bust of Louis XV
Made at: Sèvres Manufactory (France)
French
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste biscuit porcelain (bust); soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration (pedestal)
Dimensions
Overall: 26.4 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm (10 3/8 x 5 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number1983.43
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPair with 1983.44. Bust of Louis XV in white biscuit, fits onto molded tapering royal blue glazed pedestal with gold and white mouldings.
Marks
Stands: Interlaced Ls in Gold
ProvenanceBy 1964, R. Thornton Wilson, New York [see note 1]; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson. (Accession date: January 12, 1983)
NOTES:
[1] From 1964 until the time it was made a gift, this object, and MFA object 1983.44, were on loan to the MFA by R. Thornton Wilson.
NOTES:
[1] From 1964 until the time it was made a gift, this object, and MFA object 1983.44, were on loan to the MFA by R. Thornton Wilson.