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Allegory of Hearing
(18th and 19th Centuries )
"The Allegory of Hearing" is one of a series of five figurative statuettes personifying the five senses.
These statuettes exhibit the masterly sculptural qualities of Meissen porcelain which can be attibuted to Johann Joachim Kändler who served as master modeler between 1733 and 1775.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
King Collection; Jacques Seligmann, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Germany, Meissen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.929
