id:			129490
accession number:	1952.224
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.224
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:23.503000

Italian Comedy Figure:  Mezetin, c. 1753. Fürstenberg Porcelain Factory (German), Simon Feilner (German, 1798). Porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 19.7 x 9.4 x 8.1 cm (7 3/4 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball 1952.224

title:				Italian Comedy Figure:  Mezetin
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creation date:			c. 1753
creation date earliest:		1748
creation date latest:		1758
current location:		216A French and German
creditline:			Gift of A. & R. Ball
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culture:	Germany, Brunswick, 18th century
technique:	porcelain with enamel decoration
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Fürstenberg Porcelain Factory (German)  - manufacturer
founded in Brunswick by Duke Carl I of Brunswick in 1747 though it did not produce porcelain until 1753 after three men from Höchst had been taken on--the arcanist Johann Benckgraff, the model-master Simon Feilner and the painter Johannes Zeschinger.
* Simon Feilner (German, 1798)  - modeled by

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measurements: Overall: 19.7 x 9.4 x 8.1 cm (7 3/4 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Artist and the Theater
	opening date:   1960-04-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Artist and the Theater</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 5-September 12, 1960).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(A. & R. Ball, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		129491
	Italian Comedy Figure:  Isabella, c. 1753. Fürstenberg Porcelain Factory (German), Simon Feilner (German, 1798). Porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 19.2 x 8.3 x 8.1 cm (7 9/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball 1952.225
	relationship: 	

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IMAGES

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