About the Artwork
Fountain of Love
late 19th or early 20th century
Samson Manufactory
established 1845
French
Unknown
Hard paste biscuit porcelain
Overall: 8 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 inches (22.2 × 21.6 × 12.7 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Mrs. Horace E. Dodge in memory of her husband
F71.83
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marked, scratched on bottom and stamped: 1666/V
Provenance
Anna Thomson Dodge (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA)
1971-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Dell, T., et al. The Dodge Collection of 18th Century French and English Art in the Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1996, appendix I, p. 226.
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Samson Manufactory, Fountain of Love, late 19th or early 20th century, hard paste biscuit porcelain. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Mrs. Horace E. Dodge in memory of her husband, F71.83.
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