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Figure of Hope

Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 20.64 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number55.1109
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionStanding, sandaled feet crossed, right elbow on fluted square column. Wrists crossed (finger of left hand missing). Waist length veil in peak at front. Anchor over which hands should be folded is missing. Compare with 59.1080
ProvenanceSigmund J. Katz (b.1897 - d.1958) and Jessie W. (Mrs. Sigmund J.) Katz (b.1901 - d.1988), Covington, LA; 1955, gift of Jessie and Sigmund Katz to the MFA. (Accession date: December 8, 1955)