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Cello from Pair of Musicians

Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1765–75

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue, colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2184
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionFigure of male with bass fiddle, yellow jacket with red trim, green polka dot vest, flowered breeches wearing side hat, scroll rococo base decor with flowers in relief. Chip on leaf left side of base. Mark: underglaze sword in blue, underglaze anchor and sword in red.
Marks anchor and dagger in red enamel; dagger in underglaze blue
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)