Standing Figure of Louis XV
Niderviller Manufactory
(France)
about 1760–74
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware (faience) decorated in polychrome enamels and gold
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2015
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceProbably purchased in Paris by Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
NOTE: An old photograph of the object by Marc Vaux (1895-1971) in the curatorial file indicates that the figure was once in Paris, where Forsyth Wickes made a number of acquisitions.
NOTE: An old photograph of the object by Marc Vaux (1895-1971) in the curatorial file indicates that the figure was once in Paris, where Forsyth Wickes made a number of acquisitions.
first quarter of the 18th century
about 1720-1730
