Mother and child group

Factory Derby Porcelain Manufactory British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 965

The adult figure holding a flower is a personification of "smelling" from a set representing the five Senses -hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching. The white porcelain was probably enameled in London.

Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby

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Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby
Mother and child group, Derby Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1751–1785), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Derby

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