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Bullfinch (one of a pair)

Manufactory Vincennes Manufactory French
Modeler After a model by Meissen Manufactory German
ca. 1749–50
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Bullfinch (one of a pair)
  • Manufactory: Vincennes Manufactory (French, ca. 1740–1756)
  • Modeler: After a model by Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Date: ca. 1749–50
  • Culture: French, Vincennes
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.147.31
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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