Monkey as organ player
Object type: Figure
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Chelsea
Artist: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Artist bio: British, 1745–1784, Red Anchor Period, ca. 1753–58
Artist role: Factory
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1756
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: 6 × 5 1/2 in. (15.2 × 14 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Organs|Monkeys|Musicians