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Figurine: Mendelssohn
Object name
Figurine: Mendelssohn
Date
1851-1861
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 8.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Glazed earthenware figurine on square base with canted corners; seated male figure in blue coat and orange trousers, holding curled piece of paper in proper right hand; name of subject impressed on front of base.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.234b
Marks
impressed: on front of base: "R. GOLDEN[?]"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this figurine represents the musician and composer Felix Mendelssohn.
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
