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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.336
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Designed by Michel Victor Acier, French (1736 - 1799)
Title
Shepherdess with Lamb
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Girl and Lamb
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figure, sculpture
Date
1777
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Dresden
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231634

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 with polychrome enamels and gold
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
19 x 9 x 8.5 cm (7 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, blue underglaze: [crossed swords]
  • inscription: bottom, impressed: I[ ?] 22 [thrower's/ modeler's mark]
  • inscription: bottom, incised: F. 68.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Nettie G. Naumburg
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.336
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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