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Cupid disguised as Hercules

Made at: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1830
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Susan Cornelia Warren
Accession Number03.590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionCupid disguised in a lion's skin. (Orlando Furioso?) polychrome.
Marks Mark =multiple hand-drawn marks=
ProvenanceSusan Cornelia Clarke (Mrs. Samuel Dennis) Warren (b. 1858 - d. 1901), Boston; December 9-13, Mrs. S. D. Warren sale, Beacon Art Galleries, Boston, lot 102, to the MFA for $626.50 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: January 13, 1903)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 03.587 - 03.593 were acquired together.