Girl with doves

Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
1766–73
Not on view
The plaster model for this figure was made during Falconet's tenure at Sèvres between 1757 and 1766. It still exists in the manufactory.

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Object Information
  • Title: Girl with doves
  • Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
  • Modeler: Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French, Paris 1716–1791 Paris)
  • Date: 1766–73
  • Culture: French, Sèvres
  • Medium: Soft-paste biscuit porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.230.7
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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