About the Artwork
Summer
c. 1765
Frankenthal Manufactory
1755-1799
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (16.5 x 11.4 x 9.8 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.532
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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On bottom, in underglaze blue, the Frankenthal factory mark for the Carl Theodor period: intertwined cursive CT surmounted by a crown; below, in underglaze blue: AB 6; in gold overglaze: cursive Mr .
Provenance
(By 1957, The Art Exchange, New York, NY)
1957-1970, Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1970-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Frankenthal Manufactory, Summer, c. 1765, hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.532.
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