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Figure of Persian Sultan
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
Modeled by: Peter Reinicke (German, 1715–1768)
Modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
Modeled by: Peter Reinicke (German, 1715–1768)
German
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2061
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionFigure of turbaned Persian man with a large mustache wears a blue and purple costume, turns to his left; yellow sash, left forearm raised, sword and dagger on either hip. Orange slippers, flowers in relief on white base. Reinecke models.
Marks
crossed swords in underglaze blue on back (blurred). Form model number for the mold: 1294.
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)