SculptureSwiss18th century

Boy in front of a tree trunk

c. 1770

Artists

Joseph NeesArtist

Zurich PorcelainManufacturer

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration

Culture

Swiss

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Terwilliger, Gift to HUAM, 1959.

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