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Crucified Christ

Made at: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1770–75
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions 23.49 x 16.51 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number60.795a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhite loin cloth with gold edge, pale brown hair, green crown of thorns. Holes through palms and feet for attachment to cross. wooden cross of later period. In perfect condition. From a Crucifixion Group.
ProvenanceCollection of Baroness von Beyer, Hoechst. R. Thornton Wilson; 1960, gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson to the MFA.