Figure of an Enslaved African Man
late 18th century
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
confirmed: 9 5/8 × 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (24.4 × 10.8 × 11.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Italian, Doccia
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Larry and Ann Burns Gift, in honor of Austin B. Chinn, 2021
Accession Number
2021.138
Tags
About the Artist
Doccia Porcelain Manufactory|Giuseppe Piamontini · 1737–1896
The Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1737 by Marquis Carlo Ginori near Florence, holds the distinction of being Italy's first hard-paste porcelain manufacturer and one of the few European porcelain enterprises to survive from the eighteenth century to the present day without interruption. Unlike most contemporary ventures — which depended on the patronage and protection of ruling courts — ...