The Patient Spitz Dog
Original Language TitleDer geduldige Spitz
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
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 4 inches (16.51 × 8.57 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object numberF93-26/3
MarkingsUnder base: horizontal line, bisecting an "X", all within a circle followed by a D
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DescriptionFigure of a boy, right foot forward, holding a dog by the tail, hind legs off ground; both standing on green grassy mound; boy wears yellow hat, flowered white coat, red waistband, blue breeches white stockings, black shoes; back supported by tree stump to coattail; dog is black and white.Published ReferencesKurt Röder and Michel Oppenheim. Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: L. Wilckens, 1930): no. 489, p. 81; plate 82e (ill).
K.H. Esser and Horst Reber, Höchster Fayencen und Porzellane, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: Altertumsmuseum und Gemäldegalerie der Stadt Mainz, 1964): no. 411, p. 242.
Patricia Stahl. Höchster Porzellan, 1746-1796, exh. cat. (Frankfurt am Main: Historisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main/Edition Braus, 1994): no. 6.11.22, p. 280 (ill.)
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