SculptureBritish18th century

Thalia, Muse of Comedy

1777

Artists

WedgwoodArtist

Description

At least seven firing holes

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Jasperware

Medium

White jasperware body with rose glazed background and figure in white relief

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 14.7 × 9.9 × 1.5 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 9/16 in.) framed: 25.4 × 20.5 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Arthur Sanderson, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Frederick Rathbone, London, England], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1911, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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