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Figure of Mezzetin
Made by: Würzburg Manufactory
German
1775–80
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.999
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOn rectangular base with heavy rococo support, turning to the left, walking, right arm shoulder-high, left hand extended, wearing a white bashlyk-like cap with iron-red border, pleated white collar, white tight-fitting jacket with purple dots in groups of four, breeches with iron-red vertical stripes, a cloak with pattern of small iron-red flowers around his waist, yellow shoes, brown moustache, natural flesh-coloring.
ProvenanceOtto Blohm (b. 1870 - d. 1944) and Magdalena Blohm (b. 1879 - d. 1950), Hamburg, Caracas, and New York; July 5, 1960, Blohm sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 167, probably to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2006), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)