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Mining figure with wheelbarrow

Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
German
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions H. 17.8 cm (7 in).; W. 25.4 cm (10 in).; D. 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionMan pushing wheelbarrow, fragment from a larger table decoration
Marks Crossed swords in underglaze blue on base.
ProvenanceNellie Ionides (b. 1883 - d. 1962), London; April 21, 1964, posthumous Nellie Ionides and others sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 78, sold to Delomosne and Son, Ltd., London; September, 1964, sold by Delomosne and Son to Jean Mauzé (b. 1903 - d. 1974) and Abby Rockefeller Mauzé (b. 1903 - d. 1976), New York; 1977, bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11, 1977)