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Hurdy-gurdy player
German
about 1740
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 13.8 x 11.4 x 15.2 cm (5 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer
Accession Number56.279
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSeated on raised base, brown-soled black shoes, left leg over bent right; torn white knee breeches & lavendar coat. Off-white hurdy-gurdy with brown strings & black handle. Black strap for brown back on back, wide-brimmed black hat. Red-striped scarf. From series of Meissen figures based on set of contemporary French prints, The Cries of Paris (Cris de Paris).
Provenance1956, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sheafer, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 1956)