Farmer at the Dovecote
Original Language TitleBauer am Taubenschlag
Modeler
Simon Feilner
(German, 1726 - 1798)
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Dateca. 1753
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (26.67 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object number70-18/7
Markingson bottom: blue wheel mark
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DescriptionBirdhouse on left on mound of grass and rocks, man on right next to tree stump Birdhouse, white with red trim; three open windows each containing bird - one with wings opened. Man in black hat with tan band, white with orange striped pants and light grey jacket with red dots. Man feeding birds from bowl with food held in left hand. On shaped green base.Published ReferencesKurt Röder and Michel Oppenheim. Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: L. Wilckens, 1930): no. 31, p. 18 (ill. pl. 7 fig. E)
K.H. Esser and Horst Reber, Höchster Fayencen und Porzellane, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: Altertumsmuseum und Gemäldegalerie der Stadt Mainz, 1964): no. 50, p. 35 (ill.)
Patricia Stahl. Höchster Porzellan, 1746-1796, exh. cat. (Frankfurt am Main: Historisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main/Edition Braus, 1994): no. 6.2.6, p. 193 (ill.)
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Lynne Cohen
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2010.46.12