BR59.147: Melpomene

Identification and Creation

Object Number

BR59.147

People

Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)

Title

Melpomene

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

figurine, sculpture

Date

c. 1743-45

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/223223

Location

Location

Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums

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Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain decorated with overglaze enamels and gold

Dimensions

17 x 23 x 12 cm (6 11/16 x 9 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• manufacturer's mark: inside base, underglaze blue: [crossed swords]
• inscription: back, inscribed: MELPOMENE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1959

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger

Accession Year

1959

Object Number

BR59.147

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• [Unidentified Article], Art Quarterly (1961), 24, no. 1, p. 101

Exhibition History

• A Taste of Power: 18th-Century German Porcelain for the Table, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 03/29/2008 - 06/30/2008
• Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/01/2022 - 07/06/2025

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