Five Putti
Figure Group
1767-1771 (made)
1767-1771 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Five naked boys grouped round a heap of rocks, from which a spring issues. One kneels, holding a garland of flowers. Two others are engaged in putting a bird in a wicker cage. A fourth is putting grapes into a jar, while a fifth stands holding a bunch in his left hand.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Five Putti (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group of five putti, soft-paste biscuit porcelain, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, 1767-1771 |
| Physical description | Five naked boys grouped round a heap of rocks, from which a spring issues. One kneels, holding a garland of flowers. Two others are engaged in putting a bird in a wicker cage. A fourth is putting grapes into a jar, while a fifth stands holding a bunch in his left hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DV. Mô' incised |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | probably 1767-1771; The mark Mô is for Christophe Mô, a sculptor recorded at Sceaux in 1766 and at Mennecy in 1767, or for his brother Jean-Baptiste, recorded at Mennecy in 1768-71/3, who went to Bourg-la-Reine after the Mennecy works was closed (see A. Dawson, French Porcelain: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, 1994, cat. 51, and C. Le Corbeiller and L. Roth, French 18th century porcelain at Wadsworth Atheneum, 2000, cat. 45). |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.436-1909 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2004 |
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