A Girl Sitting on the Lawn
Original Language TitleAuf dem Rasen sitzendes Mädchen
Former TitleFigure of a Reclining Girl
Modeler
Johann Peter Melchior
(German, 1742 - 1825)
Manufacturer
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
(German, founded 1746)
Date1767-1779
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 5 × 3 1/8 inches (11.1 × 12.7 × 7.95 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. E. B. Berkowitz
Object numberF98-4/3
Markingsmaker's mark, in underglaze blue: [picture of a wheel] ; maker's mark, in black: 14383.ER414[?]
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DescriptionFemale figure with pink skirt and white blouse with blue bows; blue headband in hair; leaning on right elbow, left hand raised; reclining on grassy mound.Published ReferencesKurt Röder and Michel Oppenheim. Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, exh. cat. (Mainz, Germany: L. Wilckens, 1930): nos. 536–537, p. 85; plate 89a (ill. [no. 536 only])
Horst Reber, Höchster Porzellan aus drei Jahrhunderten, exh. cat. (Hohenberg an der Eger, Germany: Museum der Deutschen Porzellanindustrie, 1988): p. 133 (ill., top of page)
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