Figure

ca. 1760 (made), 1757-1758 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a miner in hard-paste porcelain. He kneels with his hammer raised over his left shoulder. He wears a cylindrical cap, a long smock belted at the waist, and knee-length garter buttoned at the sides.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain
Brief description
Figure of a miner in hard-paste porcelain, modelled by S. Feilner 1757-1758, made by Fürstenberg Porcelain, Fürstenberg, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Figure of a miner in hard-paste porcelain. He kneels with his hammer raised over his left shoulder. He wears a cylindrical cap, a long smock belted at the waist, and knee-length garter buttoned at the sides.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'F.J.' (Incised (probably fot Franz Jürgens, a "repairer"))
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.58-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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