Mezzetin
Manufacturer
Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
(German, founded 1747)
Modeler
Simon Feilner
(1726-1798)
CultureGerman
OriginFurstenburg, Brunswick, Germany
Datec.1754
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 8 x 11.1 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
MarkingsIncised Ff/O
DescriptionA Furstenberg white figure of Mezzetin from the Italian Comedy modelled by Simon Feilner. He is standing with his left finger to his cheek and his right arm extended before a tree-stump.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.879
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
c.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decorated in Dresden or Augsburg, c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.899
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
