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Figure of December

Made at: Frankenthal Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Franz Conrad Linck (b. 1730 - d. 1793)
German
about 1762–66
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions Overall: 18.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm (7 3/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionA standing figure clad in long light blue, fur-lined robe and matching tasseled hat, blowing on coals in a brazier in his right hand.
Marks Carl Theodor mark beneath a crown and dot in underglaze blue.
ProvenanceBy 1977, Abby Rockefeller Mauze; 1977, bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze. (Accession date: May 11, 1977)