Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, 1710–present
Possibly Clio or Calliope
c. 1745–55
This figure may represent one of the nine Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology—Clio and Calliope, the muses of history and epic poetry respectively, were often shown with stylus and scroll in hand. This small sculpture may be the only remaining example of its kind. Similar porcelain sculptures, grouped in pairs or in larger sets, embellished dessert tables in the eighteenth century.
| Medium | hard-paste porcelain |
| Dimensions | 6 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (17.1 x 7 x 6.7 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.1302 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Possibly Clio or Calliope, c. 1745–55, hard-paste porcelain. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1302
