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Bust of a Child: Pierre van Arsdale Smith

Artist: Karl L. H. Mueller, American, born Germany, 1820-1887
Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Unglazed porcelain
Place Manufactured: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (20.5 x 12.1 x 8.6 cm) Diameter of base: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Markings: Incised on underside of bust, below shoulders: "K. MÜLLER"
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 68.87.54
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.54.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Unglazed white porcelain bust of Pierre van Arsdale Smith [grandson of Thomas Smith] as a boy, raised on low pedestal. CONDITION: Good.

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