The Greek Slave, 1849, Made in England, American, Parian porcelain, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Ceramics, After Hiram Powers (American, Woodstock, Vermont 1805–1873 Florence), Beginning in the late 1840s, versions of Hiram Powers’s marble 'Greek Slave' were publicly exhibited in both London and the United States. To many, the statue of a young Greek woman in a Turkish slave market symbolized the highest form of artistic achievement and exemplified “good” or “correct” taste
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Greek Slave, 1849, England, American, Parian porcelain, H, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, Diam, 4, 10.2, Ceramics, After Hiram Powers, Woodstock, Vermont, 1805–1873, Florence, late 1840s, versions, Hiram, marble, publicly exhibited, London, United States, statue, young Greek, woman, Turkish slave, market, symbolized, highest form, artistic achievement, exemplified, good, correct, taste
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