Chinese mother with two children
Chelsea Manufactory
(England, active 1745–1784)
Joseph Willems
(Belgian, 1710–1766)
About 1749–52
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
DimensionsOverall: 22.9 x 15.4 x 8.8cm (9 x 6 1/16 x 3 7/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Paine
Accession number30.328
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1922 until at least 1925, Alfred E. Hutton, London [see note 1]. By 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)
NOTES:
[1] See W. King, "Chelsea Porcelain of the Victoria and Albert Museum", London, 1922, plate 2. See also R. Blunt, ed., "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery," 1925, no. 122. At the time of both publications, this object was in Alfred E. Hutton's collection.
NOTES:
[1] See W. King, "Chelsea Porcelain of the Victoria and Albert Museum", London, 1922, plate 2. See also R. Blunt, ed., "The Cheyne Book of Chelsea China and Pottery," 1925, no. 122. At the time of both publications, this object was in Alfred E. Hutton's collection.
