BR63.5539: Bacchus group
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- BR63.5539
- People
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Johann Peter Melchior (b. 10 March 1747, Lintorf bei Ratingen 1747 - 1825 d. 13 June 1825, Nymphenburg)
Manufactured by Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory, German (1755 - 1799)
- Title
- Bacchus group
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- figurine, sculpture
- Date
- 1787
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Frankenthal
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/223004
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- 16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- manufacturer's mark: Beneath base, in underglaze blue: Frankenthal lion // [two dots] // 87
- label: Beneath base, rectangular sticker: Pflueger (in pen); Frankenthal (in pencil).
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, Gift to HUAM, 1963.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
- Accession Year
- 1963
- Object Number
- BR63.5539
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Verification Level
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