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Figure from the Italian Comedy
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of the Doctor, from the Commedia dell'arte, wearing rose jacket, black cloak with ermine lining, black breeches. Left arm raised, right hand on hip, round base with flowers in relief. Same model as 68.812
Marks
Mark: red anchor.
ProvenanceStoner and Evans, New York (dealer); 22 December 1942, purchased by Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.