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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR66.61
People
Höchst Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1746)
Title
Boy Seated Smoking Pipe
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
1770
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Höchst
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222550

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
Dimensions
15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: [eight-spoked Höchst wheel] c, gilded
    The "c" appears to be the mark of an unidentified painter (see Stahl, 1994, p.29).

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, Gift to HUAM, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
BR66.61
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Patricia Stahl, Höchster Porzellan, 1746-1796, exh. cat. (Frankfurt am Main, 1994), illustrated

Verification Level

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