Figure from the Craftsman Series: Tinsmith
Dateca. 1750
Model by
Johann Joachim Kändler
German, 1706-1775
Model by
Peter Reinicke
assistant
German, 1715 - 1768
Label TextThe model for this figure was crafted by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706–1775), who was probably assisted by Peter Reinicke (d. 1768). Romanticized porcelain figures of craftsmen, street vendors, and peasants were popularized by a newly awakened interest in the individual, fostered by the Age of Enlightenment.
Object number69.181
ProvenanceCollection 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
Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
Diam.: 3 3/4 in.
MediumHard paste porcelain
Meissen manufactory, German
ca. 1750
Object number: 69.180
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