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Statuette with Cupid Borne by the Three Graces

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, active 1756 - present) (Manufacturer)
French (Artist)
18th century
porcelain biscuit, soft paste (?)

This statue shows the Three Graces with Cupid. Two of the Graces hold up Cupid and feed him grapes, while the third is bending down and looking up at him. There is a pot of grapes at their feet as well as a grape vine wrapping around one of the Graces. They have loose flowing clothing falling off.

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[Mark] On top surface of base: R; On edge: 9

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.

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Geographies

France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

48.982

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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