Head of Apollo

ca. 1710-13

Meissen manufactory, German

From a model by Paul Heermann

German, 1673-1732

Böttger stoneware

4 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (10.48 x 8.89 x 9.21 cm)

3/16 in. (0.48 cm), thickness

Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson

69.179

Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 101

Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates. "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe". Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, p. 29

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