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Figure of a Parrot
German
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.912
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPerched on the branch of a hollow tree-stump, its head turned and its plumage brilliantly colored with yellow head, pink eyes, blue back, yellow, blue, pink and green wings and blue and turquoise tail, the fruiting tree-stump splashed in brown and green.
Marks
Brown wheel mark and I:Z mark of Johannes Zeschinger.
ProvenanceH. B. Mildmay Esq.; his granddaughter The Hon. Mrs. Mildmay-White. December 2, 1974, sale, Christie's, London, lot 90. Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger, New York