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Blackamoor Figure of a Fruit Vendor Figure
This is a figure. It was modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler and manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 13.9 × 6.1 × 5.5 cm (5 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (very faded) [2] "3998", painted in black [3] "788", written in pencil [4] "BNNN", written in pencil [5] "97", written in pencil [6] "2 [...]" (?), written in pencil
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Blackamoor Figure of a Fruit Vendor Figure; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 13.9 × 6.1 × 5.5 cm (5 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-39-a
