Figure
ca. 1747 (made), 1743 (modelled)
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Figure of a shepherd playing flute, of white glazed porcelain. Standing youth leaning against stump, his legs crossed; a dog lies at his feet. Flowered, irregular base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Figure of a shepherd playing flute, white glazed hard-paste porcelain, modelled by J. F. Eberlein, 1743, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1747 |
| Physical description | Figure of a shepherd playing flute, of white glazed porcelain. Standing youth leaning against stump, his legs crossed; a dog lies at his feet. Flowered, irregular base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (faint) (Factory mark, in blue) |
| Object history | Modelled by J. F. Eberlein, 1743 (per Klemperer No. 662). Remodelled by J. J. Kändler and P. Reinicke, December 1747 (Rückert, 1966, No. 972 qutoes archives). Remodelled again ca. 1760, with rococo base (Mould No. 2722) |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.104-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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