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Figure of Cynthio
German
about 1754
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, colored enamels
Dimensions
Height: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.883
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStanding with drawn sword, wearing black tricorn hat, dark red coat with blue facings and yellow waistcoat and gloves.
Marks
incised Z
Provenance1923, H. Lange, Mainz [see note 1]. Otto Blohm (b. 1870 - d. 1944) and Magdalena Blohm (b. 1879 - d. 1950), Hamburg, Caracas, and New York; July 4, 1960, Blohm sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 176f, probably to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2006), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)
NOTES:
[1] C. Scherer, "Die Fürstenberger Komödianten Simon Feilners," Cicerone 25 (1923), p. 75, fig. 14.
NOTES:
[1] C. Scherer, "Die Fürstenberger Komödianten Simon Feilners," Cicerone 25 (1923), p. 75, fig. 14.