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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR59.148
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Designed by Peter Reinicke (1715 - 1768)
Title
Street Peddler
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
1750
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223280

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 polychrome enamels
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
18 x 6 x 6 cm (7 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: back of base, by left foot, underglaze blue: [crossed swords]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, New York, NY, 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
BR59.148
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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