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Figure of Gobiel
German
about 1764–65
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Height: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger, and John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number2005.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionIn green striped turban, cloak and suit, holding a letter (hand and letter restored)
ProvenanceOctober 21, 1980, anonymous sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, lot 16, to Edward M. Pflueger and Kiyi Powers Pflueger, New York; 2005, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 2005)