BR69.231: Figure of Autumn

Identification and Creation

Object Number

BR69.231

People

Modelled for Höchst by Johann Gottfried Becker
After a Meissen original by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)
Manufactured by Höchst Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1746)

Title

Figure of Autumn

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

figurine, sculpture

Date

1755

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Höchst

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/222738

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, and gilding

Dimensions

15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• manufacturer's mark: Underlined 6-spoked wheel [manufacturer's mark] in overglaze red under base. Incised: I G : M
• label: BRM inventory sticker, 1969.231, under base.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Adolf Beckhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Terwilliger, Gift to HUAM, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Graves Terwilliger

Accession Year

1969

Object Number

BR69.231

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Kurt Röder, Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, exh. cat., L. Wilckens (Mainz, 1930), cat. no. 80, pp.25-26, pl. 15C

Exhibition History

• A Taste of Power: 18th-Century German Porcelain for the Table, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 03/29/2008 - 06/30/2008

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