Monkey Figure (c. 1850–1900): Art, History and Details

Monkey Figure (c. 1850–1900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger (Danish, 1872–1962); Bing & Grøndahl (Danish, est. 1853).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This figure featuring three monkeys was designed by the Danish ceramicist Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger. The figure is displayed with a French silver mount that references Japonisme and Art Nouveau styles that were popular at the end of the 1800s and experienced a resurgence in the 1920s because of increased importation of Japanese goods to the West.

Object facts

• Title: Monkey Figure
• Date: c. 1850–1900
• Creator attribution: Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger (Danish, 1872–1962); Bing & Grøndahl (Danish, est. 1853)
• Culture: Sweden, 19th century
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: porcelain, silver-gilt
• Dimensions: Overall: 20 x 46.6 x 21 cm (7 7/8 x 18 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2009.109.a

A detail from the museum

This ceramic figure usually stands alone, without a silver mounting.

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

View the collection record

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