Young boy
Dateca. 1746
Maker
English, Chelsea
Label TextThe fashion for decorating the center of grand dining tables with porcelain figures in architectural or garden environments spread throughout Europe. Porcelain sculpture on the table was a modern substitute for table figures that had previously been produced in sugar paste, and occasionally in wax. Porcelain offered a precious and more durable solution.
Object number76.241.1
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 217Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions5 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (14 x 5.5 cm)
.b L.: 10 cm
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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