Modelled as a seated child, holding a yellow sheaf in pale blue loin cloth.
Marks
Brown wheel mark and painter's mark of Johann Zechinger.
Provenance
By 1925, Adolf Beckhardt (b. 1890 - d. 1962), Frankfurt and New York [see note 1]. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006) NOTES: [1] He lent this to the exhibition "Höchster Porzellan" (Mainz, 1925), cat. no. 46.
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
German, 1750–53
- Made by Höchst Manufactory, Germany
Dimensions
Height: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Accession Number
2006.1051
Medium or Technique
Hard-paste porcelain