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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.

Johann Peter Melchior

Map Seller and Two Children,

Maker

  • Höchst Manufactory
  • Johann Peter Melchior

Title

Map Seller and Two Children

Medium

porcelain

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Porcelain with enamels and glaze

Techniques

  • Porcelain with enamels and glaze

Dimensions

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

Place

Place Made: Hochst

Type

  • Ceramics

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.167

Map Seller and Two Children

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Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

Place Made: Hochst

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Soundwalk

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Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

Exhibition History

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April 9, 2022 - August 3, 2025
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