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Figure of a river god with ormulu base

Made at: Höchst Manufactory (Germany)
Formerly attributed to: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson, from the collection of Mrs. Richard Baker
Accession Number96.882a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionReclining figure with white hair and beard, crowned with leaves, a broken oar in left hand and jar under arm; cornucopia with wheat heads in right hand; bee-hive at foot.
Provenance1896, gift of Mrs. T. O. Richardson to the MFA.