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Turkish man (one of a pair)

Manufactory After a model by Meissen Manufactory German
Modeler After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler German
Enameler Enameled probably by William Littler British
ca. 1760
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Turkish man (one of a pair)
  • Manufactory: After a model by Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Modeler: After a model by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)
  • Enameler: Enameled probably by William Littler (British, 1729–1784)
  • Date: ca. 1760
  • Culture: British, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Salt-glazed stoneware painted in enamel colors
  • Dimensions: Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.100.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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