A sculpture with three figures in elaborate historical clothing. A seated light-skinned figure holds a roll of maps while one child examines. A second child sits near them.
A sculpture with three figures in elaborate historical clothing. A seated light-skinned figure holds a roll of maps while one child examines. A second child sits near them.
A sculpture with three figures in elaborate historical clothing. A seated light-skinned figure holds a roll of maps while one child examines. A second child sits near them.
A sculpture with three figures in elaborate historical clothing. A seated light-skinned figure holds a roll of maps while one child examines. A second child sits near them.
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Johann Peter Melchior

Map Seller and Two Children
Now On View

Maker

Johann Peter Melchior (German, 1742-1825), modeler
Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746-present), manufacturer

Title

Map Seller and Two Children

Year

ca. 1775

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain

Geography

Place Made: Hochst

Dimensions

18.2 x 17.7 x 16 cm (7 3/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.167

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

In the 1700s, as European ceramic makers were discovering how to produce porcelain, European ships were sailing in all directions in search of profitable commodities and mapmakers were plotting the locations of their travels. Symbolized by the ceramic bank, countries and private citizens grew wealthy through the trade of foreign resources.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Johann Peter Melchior (German, 1742-1825), modeler
Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746-present), manufacturer
Map Seller and Two Children, ca. 1775
Porcelain with enamels and glaze
18.2 x 17.7 x 16 cm (7 3/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 5/16 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.167

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