Figure from the Craftsman Series: Tinsmith
ca. 1750
The 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.
Hard paste porcelain
8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
Diam.: 3 3/4 in.
Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
69.181
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