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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

The Itinerant Musician

c. 1756
manufactured by

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

(Britain, London, 1745–84)
England, Chelsea, 18th century
soft-paste porcelain
Overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer 1955.176
Location: Not on view
  • Foote, Helen. "A Chelsea Figurine." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 44, no. 9 (November 1957): 204-205. Reproduced: p. 194; Mentioned: p. 204 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 266 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 66, no. 70
  • The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-August 22, 1982).
  • {{cite web|title=The Itinerant Musician|url=false|author=Chelsea Porcelain Factory|year=c. 1756|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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