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Group of two birds
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
1750–53
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
11.43 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.326
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
Description"The Greater Bulfinch." Bird perched on stump with raised flower decoration colored in brown. One blue with dark red wings: the lower bird with red head, dark gray body, and aubergine wings.
Marks
Mark: raised red anchor.
ProvenanceBy 1924, Alfred Hutton, London. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930).