Caption

Man with a Potato Masher, Reinicke, Peter 1715–1768 modeler?, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763 manufacturer. On a flat circular pedestal with rocaille merging into a tree trunk stands a young man leaning on the trunk at waist level. In contrapposto, with his head turned to the right, he holds a short oval board with a handle—an instrument for stewing potatoes—resting on his right shoulder. Dressed in trousers with colorful thin stripes tied loosely at the waist with a belt, black shoes with a buckle, a short green jacket with box pleats, a pink waistcoat with gold braiding, and a soft cap similar to a nightcap. Ca. 1755, Saxony; Meissen. Figurine, height 13.5 cm., A small porcelain figure of a person standing on an ornate base, wearing a white headscarf with a thin colored band, a green jacket with yellow cuffs over a purple vest, and white striped trousers with vertical colored lines; the figure holds a brown object near the face with one hand while the other rests on the hip, and wears dark shoes; the base and parts of the clothing show small accents of gold, and there are touches of green and yellow on the base; the background is a uniform gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_361

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Keywords

Man Potato Masher Reinicke Peter 1715–1768 modeler Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 manufacturer flat circular pedestal rocaille merging tree trunk stands young man leaning trunk waist level contrapposto head turned right holds short oval board handle instrument stewing potatoes resting right shoulder Dressed trousers colorful thin stripes tied loosely waist belt black shoes buckle short green jacket box pleats pink waistcoat gold braiding soft cap nightcap Ca 1755 Saxony Meissen Figurine height 13.5 cm small porcelain figure person standing ornate base wearing white headscarf thin colored band green jacket yellow cuffs purple vest white striped vertical lines figure holds brown object near face hand rests hip wears dark shoes base parts clothing small accents gold touches green yellow background uniform gray.