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Figure of the Muse, Urania

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

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 15.88 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number55.1112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionStanding robed & veiled figure, holds globe on rocky pedestal at right, pair of dividers (mended) in left hand, 3 fingers missing. On square base. Tip of veil broken.
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)