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Sculpture of woman and little girl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-311784

Description

Parian sculpture of a woman and little girl. The woman is instructing a little girl how to knit. The little girl is standing between the woman's knees holding a ball of yarn in her left hand, the knitting in her right hand. The woman holds the end of the knitting in her left hand.

Details

Descriptive Terms

figures (representations)
parian (porcelain)
Sculpture
Sculpture

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 x 5 x 4 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1927.585

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