The Theft of the Rose
Object type: Statuette group
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Louis Simon Boizot
Artist bio: French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris
Artist role: Modeler
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1789
Medium: Pale buff terracotta with traces of original coat of grayish-white pigment
Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession year: 1975
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