Autumn
19th century
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
possibly French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.347
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Autumn," a delicate hard-paste porcelain sculpture from 19th century, the essence of the season through elegant figural forms, likely featuring both men and women in harmonious poses. Attributed to the workshops of Edmé Samson and Friedrich Elias Meyer, this stands at 10 1/8 inches tall and exemplifies the French porcelain tradition. Hard-paste porcelain, prized for its durability and translucency, enabled intricate modeling and vibrant polychrome enameling, mimicking the prized wares of earlier factories like Meissen and Sèvres. Edmé Samson's Paris firm, active from the mid-19th century, sp...