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Höchst, The Adorned Sleeper, ca. 1770. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest ...
The Adorned Sleeper
Höchst, The Adorned Sleeper, ca. 1770. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest ...
Höchst, The Adorned Sleeper, ca. 1770. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Warda Stevens Stout, 1985.DA.352

The Adorned Sleeper

Manufacturer (German)
Modeller (Unknown)
Dateca.1770
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions6 3/8 × 7 × 6 in. (16.2 × 17.8 × 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Warda Stevens Stout
Terms
    Object number1985.DA.352
    DescriptionModeled by Johann Peter Melchior, as a boy wearing a blue coat and rose-striped yellow costume, sleeping below a garland urn on a pedestal, a girl wearing a pink bodice, a black apron and a patterned skirt draping his head with flowers, a dog behind, and his staff and satchel in the foreground on the grassy mound base.
    Status
    On view
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