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Figure of Cynthio
Made by: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Johann Christoph Ludwig von Lücke (German, about 1703–1780)
Modeled by: Johann Christoph Ludwig von Lücke (German, about 1703–1780)
German
about 1752
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.867
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionHis right foot forward, his gloved right hand raised and his head slightly turned, in black tricorn, edged in gilding, iron-red coat with blue facings, yellow waistcoat and iron-red breeches.
Marks
iron-red wheel mark
ProvenanceOtto Blohm (b. 1870 - d. 1944) and Magdalena Blohm (b. 1879 - d. 1950), Hamburg, Caracas, and New York; 1949, sold by Mrs. Blohm 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)