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Hand painted porcelain figure of a young man holding a baby goat in his left arm.

The fair-skinned man is barefoot standing on leafy greens and has a large white open basket strapped to his back. He’s bent slightly at the knees as he learns forward slightly. There’s a slight scowl on his face and his brow is furrowed, rosy cheeks, as he looks forward. He wears a long sleeve white shirt, large black hat, and brown knee-length pants with suspenders. The kid goat’s legs are tied front together and back together. The goat is white with a few brown patches on its cheek, side, and front knees.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR36.22
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)
Title
Man with a Kid and Pannier
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
1740
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226042

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 8 x 10.5 cm (7 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [traces of crossed swords]
  • label: bottom: adhesive remains which are evidence of stickers (collector's marks?), which have been been since removed

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hyam and Co., London], sold; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1936

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Museum Collection
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
BR36.22
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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