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Figure of Hungarian Man
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
Probably modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
Probably modeled by: Peter Reinicke (German, 1715–1768)
After: Jean-Baptiste Haussard (French, 1679/80–1749)
Probably modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
Probably modeled by: Peter Reinicke (German, 1715–1768)
After: Jean-Baptiste Haussard (French, 1679/80–1749)
German
About 1745–50
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2062
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStanding figure of a Hungarian man with blue fur-lined jacket, yellow tunic, rose breeches and yellow high boots; right arm and index finger up; he holds a purple fur-trimmed hat in left hand. Flowers in relief on white base.
Marks
crossed swords in underglaze blue on back (indistinct)
ProvenanceOctober 26, 1944, sold by Jas. A. Lewis and Son, New York, to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)