Place MadeChina
Title
Chinese Figures
Mediumceramic, wood, metal
Dimensions5 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (14.6 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Object number1920.5
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionEnsemble of 10 painted ceramic Chinese figures (originally erroneously cataloged as Japanese) including 4 women, 5 men, 1 infant held by one of the men in his robe on a wooden platform, forming a genre scene. The women have removable heads; all 9 figures are loosely mounted on metal pins.On View
Not on view
Schley, Jacob van der
1750-1850
Date Unknown
Anonymous
1850
Bangs, Eli
