A Putto
Former TitleFigure of a Putto
Modeler
Johann Peter Melchior
(German, 1742 - 1825)
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Date1767-1779
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 1 3/4 inches (12.07 × 9.83 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object numberF98-4/2
MarkingsMaker's mark, on bottom: [wheel mark]
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionNude boy with brown hair and right hand raised to chin, seated at an angle on a grassy mound.
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