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Figure of a Woman Reading

A work made of hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration.

Date:

c. 1765

Artist:

Franz Anton Bustelli
German, 1723-1763, b. Switzerland

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Franz Anton Bustelli (Modeler)

Title

Figure of a Woman Reading

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1760–1770

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration

Dimensions

H.: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Fund to be designated later. Purchased from A & R Ball. *William McCallin McKee Fund

Reference Number

1958.408

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