Figurine
Manufacturer
Meissen
(German, founded 1710)
Datec. 1814
Mediumbiscuit porcelain
Dimensions6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)
with Base: 8 × 2 3/4 inches (20.3 × 7 cm)
with Base: 8 × 2 3/4 inches (20.3 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980
Object number41.30.1.2.A
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionStanding female figure; left arm raised over head; red toga; white animal; square base with faux marble design.Label TextMiriam likely bought these porcelain figures during her travels in England and Germany. Classical and pastoral imagery like these were very popular at the turn of the twentieth century. The spill vases on display once held “spills,” small paper or wooden sticks used to carry fire from a fireplace to light candles or lamps.
The classical figure wearing an orange robe was made in Germany by Meissen, the first company to recreate Chinese porcelain in Europe. Notice the rich attention to detail, like the faux marble painted on the figure’s pedestal.
ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted December 11, 1980 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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