Dwarf as a Turkish Pasha

Manufactory Possibly Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory Italian

ca. 1745–50

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 543

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Title: Dwarf as a Turkish Pasha
Manufactory: Possibly Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, 1740/43–1759)
Date: ca. 1745–50
Culture: possibly Italian, Naples
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Object Number: 1982.60.368
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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