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Sphinx

about 1750
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession number1988.591
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsPartial "Jas. A. Lewis" (dealer) label
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
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