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Monkey Figure

c. 1900–1925
designer

Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger

(Danish, 1872–1962)
manufacturer

Bing & Grøndahl

(Danish, est. 1853)
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Culture
Denmark
Medium
porcelain, silver-gilt
Measurements
Overall: 20 x 46.6 x 21 cm (7 7/8 x 18 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2009.109
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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This ceramic figure usually stands alone, without a silver mounting.

Description

This figure featuring three monkeys was designed by the Danish ceramist Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger. The figure is displayed with a French silver mount that references Japonisme and Art Nouveau styles that were popular at the end of the 1800s and experienced a resurgence in the 1920s because of increased importation of Japanese goods to the West.
A pale gray porcelain sculpture depicts three monkeys clustered on a flared silver-gilt base. The tallest monkey faces our right with eyes closed, while another rests its head against it, facing our left. A third faces away from us. The base features raised designs of long, thin leaves and fruit. Pointed metal leaves extend upward from the base, partially surrounding the smooth, rounded figures.

Monkey Figure

c. 1900–1925

Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger, Bing & Grøndahl

(Danish, 1872–1962), (Danish, est. 1853)
Denmark

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