ManufacturerManufactured by
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory(French, established 1756)French, established 1756
Artistprobably after a model by
Louis-Simon Boizot(French, 1743–1809)French, 1743–1809
CultureFrench
Titles
- Bust of Marie-Antoinette (one of a pair)
Datec. 1785
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions19 5/16 in. high (49 cm high)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society, Jas Gundry, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III in honor of Dr. Marjorie Horning and Mrs. Rosanette Cullen, and Lucy J. Currie in memory of Mary Ellen Carey
Object number2015.662
Current Location
Rienzi
Drawing Room
Exposé
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Department
RienziObject Type
Exhibition History"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label in ink on bottom: 8489
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