Callot Figure (c. 1720): Art, History and Details

Callot Figure (c. 1720) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This small figure is made of the slightly yellowish porcelain developed by Böttger and used by the Meissen factory during the first decade of its existence. It is one of a series of small figures adapted from engravings in the style of Callot and is thought to have been modeled by Georg Fritzche, who had been employed at Meissen since 1712.

Object facts

• Title: Callot Figure
• Date: c. 1720
• Creator attribution: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
• Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: porcelain
• Dimensions: Overall: 11.5 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1954.380

Collection credit

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson

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