Statuette of Blacksmith
Union Porcelain Works, Karl L. H. Müller
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Karl Mueller originally patented the design for this genre figure in 1868, producing it in several sizes in metal in partnership with his brother Nicholas. After he joined UPW, the figure was also produced in unglazed porcelain, or Parian ware.
MEDIUM
Unglazed porcelain
DATES
ca. 1876
DIMENSIONS
12 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (30.5 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Incised on back of block which supports anvil: "U.P.W. / GREENPOINT. / N.Y."; incised below block, "K. MULLER."
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.87.55
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Franklin Chace
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Unglazed white porcelain figure of a naturalistically rendered blacksmith. Bearded man, standing, raises a pipe to his mouth with proper left hand and has proper right hand raised over head (hole through right hand, perhaps held a tool or something for lighting pipe); he wears hat, short-sleeved shirt, and an apron tied around his waist; he leans against a block supporting an anvil over which is his smock or coat; standing on a disk base with hammer, horseshoe, and pinchers at his feet.
Condition: Fair; hairline cracks throughout, dirt in crevasses, and chips in brim of hat, bottom of apron, and around base.
CAPTION
Union Porcelain Works (1863–ca. 1922). Statuette of Blacksmith, ca. 1876. Unglazed porcelain, 12 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (30.5 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.55_threequarter_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
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