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Figure of the Muse, Euterpe
Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
15.56 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number55.1108
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CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated, leaning against & right elbow on ornate column incised in semi-script: euterpe; flute in left hand, guitar (stem broken) and pipes (?) at feet, on irregular base, cracked (fragment inside). Flowing robe & sleeves, free-standing locks of hair at back.
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)