Pedrolino

Manufactory Attributed to Cozzi Manufactory Italian

After a print by Johann Esaias Nilson German

ca. 1767

Not on view

The figure is based on a print by Johann Esaias Nilson (1721–1788) that was published about 1767. In the original, Pedrolino is depicted as a child, a member of a traveling childrens' troupe. The modeler of this figure has substituted the face of an adult actor.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Exhibition History

Title: Pedrolino
Manufactory: Attributed to Cozzi Manufactory (Italian, 1764–1812)
Artist: After a print by Johann Esaias Nilson (German, Augsburg 1721–1788 Augsburg)
Date: ca. 1767
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1985
Object Number: 1985.333
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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