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Postmaster "Baron" Schmiedel

Datec. 1737
Modern PlaceMeissen, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
Object PlaceMeissen, Central Europe, Europe
MediumWhite porcelain Glazed hardpaste porcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions18 3/4 inches (47.63 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford II
Object number59.296
DescriptionWhite porcelain life-size, bust figure of a man wearing a three-cornered hat and a horn. There is a mouse on the brim of his hat and another on his shoulder.
On View
Not on view
Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Euro. Sculpture & Decorative Art
ProvenanceSir William Drake; Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Kramarsky, New York, NY