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Figure of a Monkey on a Dog

c. 1745
manufacturer

Villeroy Factory

manufacturer

Mennecy- Villeroy Factory

(French)
Culture
France, Mennecy, 18th century
Medium
soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Measurements
Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc. 1953.269
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Location
216A French and German
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This monkey may have once held a stick in its outstretched left hand.

Description

Images of this type, monkeys dressed in human clothing and engaged in human pursuits, were called singeries and were represented in 18th-century French painting and decorative art. This particular figurine was based on a book of engravings that provided designs for contemporary craftsmen and was published by animal painter Christopher Huet in 1748.
A soft-paste porcelain sculpture with enamel decoration depicts a monkey in a yellow vest and floral trousers perched on a striped drum. Wearing a hat, the monkey holds sticks in raised hands, poised as if to play. The drum is strapped to a white dog wearing a yellow collar; the dog leans forward with an open mouth, baring its tongue. The figures stand on a grassy base, their smooth surfaces catching the light.

Figure of a Monkey on a Dog

c. 1745

Villeroy Factory, Mennecy- Villeroy Factory

(French)
France, Mennecy, 18th century

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