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Figure of Mezzetin
Made by: Capodimonte Manufactory (Italian (near Naples))
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Italian
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.943
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStanding, trying to hide the letter he is holding, in yellow-green hat, black mask, white ruff and green-striped white suit, yellow shoes, gilt buckles and belt.
ProvenanceOtto 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 201, probably sold 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)