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Musical Family
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 14.2 x 16.4 x 15.5 cm (5 9/16 x 6 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2092
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionMan playing flute, seated; beige hat orange band, white jacket, turquoise knickers, bowed shoes seated woman, child on lap, holding sheet music; white dress decorated with flowers and yellow trim. Oval base with flowers in relief.
Marks
none
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)