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Two children playing musical instruments

Figure Group
ca. 1760-ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group of two children playing musical instruments, porcelain painted in enamels. The girl plays a pipe and tabor or drum and the boy a viol.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTwo children playing musical instruments (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Porcelain figure group of two children playing musical instruments, painted in enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1760-1765
Physical description
Figure group of two children playing musical instruments, porcelain painted in enamels. The girl plays a pipe and tabor or drum and the boy a viol.
Gallery label
(07/06/2004)
Gallery 128 Decant 2003

Examples of this group and its companion with the mark 'D.V.F' and 'D.V.S' are known.
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.320-1909

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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