The Young Cooper
Original Language TitleDer kleine Küfer
Modeler
Johann Peter Melchior
(German, 1742 - 1825)
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Date1770-1780
MediumHard-paste porcelain; enamelled and gilded
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 inches (10.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object number70-18/4
Markingson underside: blue wheel mark
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DescriptionYoung boy in green striped shirt and work apron, white hat with red trim. Holding hammer in mid-air with right hand, spike with left hand. Boy is prying off barrel hoops. Barrel is white with two gold hoops. On green shaped base. Modeled by Johann Peter Melchior (act. 1767-1779).Published ReferencesK.H. Esser and Horst Reber, Höchster Fayencen und Porzellane, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: Altertumsmuseum und Gemäldegalerie der Stadt Mainz, 1964): p. 131 (ill.)
Patricia Stahl. Höchster Porzellan, 1746-1796, exh. cat. (Frankfurt am Main: Historisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main/Edition Braus, 1994): no. 6.10.13 (with companion piece), p. 270 (ill.).
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