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Figure of Ragonda
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 Number2006.1001
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionOn rectangular molded base with purple borders, lifting her right foot in a dancing pose, both hands on her hips, brown hair, narrow black neck-band, low-necked white dress with wide sleeves and bow, purple dots in groups of four, small flowers, pale green shoes, 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 168, 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)