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Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Adam Bedroom


About this object

The statuette shows a young man playing a flute. He holds the flute to his right with both hands. He is standing and wearing a pink hat, white shirt, sleeveless white coat decorated with flowers, a red and white striped sash, pink pants, white stockings, and white shoes with blue rosettes. He stands on a white round base decorated with rococo scrolls touched with gold and three flowers in relief. Behind him is a white tree stump.

Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Meissen, Germany
Date made:
1740-1750
Size:
13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.98
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK underneath base: crossed swords (very faint)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973