Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
The statuette represents Father Time. He is shown as a bearded old man holding a scythe in his left hand. He is nude except for a flowing dark brown drapery that covers his left shoulder, goes across his back and the end is held in his right hand. At his feet is a kneeling cupid with wings on its back. The cupid holds a fallen fluted gray hour glass with wings. They stand on a white base decorated with rococo scrolls touched with gold and flower clusters in relief.
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- ca. 1840
- Size:
- 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.88
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: crossed swords in underglaze blue; two numbers impressed 1627, 123
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973