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Allegory of Hearing

Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775) (Artist)
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, active 1710-present) (Manufacturer)
1733-1745
gilt on hard paste porcelain with glaze and paint
(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.

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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.

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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

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48.929

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