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Allegorical figure of Taste

(England, active 1745–1784)
(Belgian, 1710–1766)
about 1752–58
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions29.21 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Paine
Accession number30.298
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsMark: red anchor
ProvenanceBy 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930).
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Chelsea Manufactory
about 1745–49
Creampot
Chelsea Manufactory
About 1745–49
Group shot: 30.357a-b, 1988.678, 1977.648a-b
Chelsea Manufactory
about 1745–49
Group shot: 1988.701, 1988.700
Chelsea Manufactory
about 1745–49
Chelsea Manufactory
About 1745–49
Plate
Chelsea Manufactory
About 1752–58
Dish
Chelsea Manufactory
About 1758–69
Bowl
Chelsea Manufactory
about 1753
Dish
Chelsea Manufactory
About 1752–58
Dish
Chelsea Manufactory
about 1753
Cup and saucer
Chelsea Manufactory
about 1750
Fluted dish
Chelsea Manufactory
dated 1751