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DEACESSIONED September 23, 2010
Figure of a Parrot
Made by: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
Possibly decorated by: Johannes Zeschinger
Modeled by: Johann Gottfried Becker
Possibly decorated by: Johannes Zeschinger
Modeled by: Johann Gottfried Becker
German
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
Height: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.910
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPerched on a tree-stump with blue neck feathers and yellow-green breast, the wings brightly enameled in blue, red and yellow, the long tail in green and blue, with red and yellow underside, the hollow tree-stump and base splashed in green and brown.
Marks
Purple wheel mark.
ProvenanceAnonymous. July 6, 1964, sale, Christie's, London, lot 105. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York; September 23, 2010, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Christie's, New York, June 7, 2011 (sale 2448), lot 449.