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1937

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Figure "La Feuille à l'Envers" Figure

This is a figure. It was modeled by Etienne-Maurice Falconet and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is biscuit (soft paste). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. A. Murray Young. It is credited Gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 17.2 × 12 × 17 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs, incised (manufactory mark) [2] "B", incised [3] "158", incised [4] two dots, incised [5] "2" above "[19]35b" (?), written in pencil

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Figure "La Feuille à l'Envers" Figure; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); Modeled by Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716 – 1791); France; biscuit (soft paste); H x W x D: 17.2 × 12 × 17 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young; 1937-28-23

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