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Source 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.
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Document identity
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130529
label
Figure of a Monkey on a Dog
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1
Source metadata
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130529
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object
title
Figure of a Monkey on a Dog
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.
date
c. 1745
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60763060
creators
452186
11614
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
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France, Mennecy, 18th century
accession
1953.269
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
tombstone
Figure of a Monkey on a Dog, c. 1745. Villeroy Factory. Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1953.269
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
[Incised on back of base, filled with manganese (brown)]: D.V.
didYouKnow
This monkey may have once held a stick in its outstretched left hand.
citations
citation
Honey, William Bowyer. <em>French Porcelain of the 18th Century</em>. London: Faber and Faber, 1950.
page_number
p. 22
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 140
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 140
citation
Jedding, Hermann. <em>Europäisches Porzellan</em>. München: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1971.
page_number
p. 258; no. 796
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 182
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: The Museum, 1991.
page_number
p. 112
citation
Dawson, Aileen. "The Development of Repertoire in Mennecy Porcelain Sculpture, circa 1738-65." <em>Metropolitan Museum Journal</em> 37 (2002).
page_number
p. 203
creditline
Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc.
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:45:00.998000
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130529
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
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gender unknown
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1
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photo
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