Child (one of a pair)

Art Historical Context

This charming porcelain figurine, titledChild (one of a)*, hails from the Fulda Pottery and Porcelainufactory in Germany, around 1781. Standing just 5 9/16 inches tall, it depicts a young boy, crafted in delicate hard-paste porcelain—a technically advanced material pioneered in Europe by Meissen in the early 18th century. Fulda's manufactory, active from the 1770s in Hesse, emulated this innovation to produce refined, translucent wares rivaling the finest European porcelain centers. Hard-paste porcelain's durability and brilliance allowed for intricate modeling and vibrant polychrome enamelin...