Girl Masquerading as a Sultana

Original Language TitleMädchen als Sultanin

Former TitleFigure of a Sultana

Modeler Johann Peter Melchior (German, 1742 - 1825)

Manufacturer Höchst Ceramics Manufactory (German, founded 1746)

Date1770-1775

MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

DimensionsOverall: 7 × 3 3/4 inches (17.78 × 9.53 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: the Caroline N. Berkowitz Fund

Object numberF73-18/2

MarkingsMarks on bottom: painted blue wheel, and etched R (script).

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DescriptionSlightly stooped female, head turned to pr. right, pr. right foot extended. Dressed in Turkish costume of patterned dress and full pantaloons beneath pink apron, turquoise sash, and pale purple, full length cloak; wears orange shoes with gold circular buckles. Pr. right hand holds black face mask just below chin; proper left hand holds folded turquoise fan (?) (repaired). Base in the shape of irregular grassy mound.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Luxury and Passion: Inventing French Porcelain, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 13 2022–August 12 2024, no cat.

Published References

Kurt Röder and Michel Oppenheim. Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: L. Wilckens, 1930): nos. 383, 385, p. 70; plates 71b, 71d, 71f

K.H. Esser and Horst Reber, Höchster Fayencen und Porzellane, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: Altertumsmuseum und Gemäldegalerie der Stadt Mainz, 1964): no. 176, p. 113 (ill).

Patricia Stahl. Höchster Porzellan, 1746-1796, exh. cat. (Frankfurt am Main: Historisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main/Edition Braus, 1994): no. 6.8.10 (with companion). p. 254 (ill.)

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