Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Adam Bedroom
About this object
The statuette shows a young man playing a flute. He holds the flute to his right with both hands. He is standing and wearing a pink hat, white shirt, sleeveless white coat decorated with flowers, a red and white striped sash, pink pants, white stockings, and white shoes with blue rosettes. He stands on a white round base decorated with rococo scrolls touched with gold and three flowers in relief. Behind him is a white tree stump.
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- 1740-1750
- Size:
- 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.98
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath base: crossed swords (very faint)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973