Kitty Clive as "The Fine Lady"
Bow Manufactory
(England)
about 1750
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 31.8 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession number1988.624
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On viewClassificationsCeramics
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The Bow factory portrayed actors Henry Woodward and Kitty Clive in the roles they made famous in David Garrick's farce Lethe, revived in London in 1749. Porcelain figures depicting celebrities were novelties geared to the popular market.
ProvenanceBy 1954, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
