The Sleeper Crowned
Alternate TitleFigure of Slumbering Shepherd
Modeler
Johann Peter Melchior
(German, 1742 - 1825)
Manufacturer
Earthenware Factory Damm
(German, 1827 - 1884)
In the tradition of
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Date1840-1860
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 7 inches (18.42 × 20.96 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object numberF93-26/4
MarkingsUnder base: horizontal line, bisecting an "X", all within a circle, followed by a D
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DescriptionFigure group of young boy in white flowered jacket with red lining, blue vest, yellow breeches with red stripe, no shoes, sleeping against grassy out- cropping, hat slipping off, black dog at left; young woman in white flowered dress, pink bodice, yellow striped shawl, and yellow, green and red hat, arm raised at right, one knee on out- cropping; grey plinth surrounded by grey urn at back; basket of flowers at front.ProvenanceWith Caroline Newman Newburger Berkowitz (1899–1997), Kansas City, MO, by 1983-1993 [1];
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1993 [2].
NOTES:
[1] Caroline Newburger married Eugene Bertram Berkowitz (1889-1966) in 1922, the year after graduating from Smith College, establishing a likely beginning date for the beginning of her collecting interests. Laura R. Hockaday, “Berkowitz matriarch believes in putting family first,” Kansas City Star (January 12, 1992): H4. On loan from Caroline Berkowitz to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1983–1993.
[2] The date of acceptance was February 19, 1994, although the works were considered 1993 year end gifts. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Curatorial Files.
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