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Figure of Pantaloon

Made by: Fürstenberg Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Simon Feilner (1726–1798)
German
about 1754
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 12.3 x 7.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 13/16 x 3 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.300
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

InscriptionsIncised on base: "3 H"

Adhered to underside of base: (1) paper label of Antique Porcelain Coompany, New York; (2) and second paper label, with hand-written inscription: "PR FURSTENBERG/ C.1755 - ANTIQUE/ PORC. CO. N.Y./ JEAN TO A.R.M./ XMAS '59"
ProvenanceAbout 1959, purchased from Antique Porcelain Company, New York; December 1959, given by Jean Mauze to Abby Rockefeller Mauze; 1977, gift to the MFA by Abby Rockefeller Mauze.