1775-1803
St. Peter holds book; ball and chain on the ground to his left, his foot resting on a cuirass..
32.8 x 16.1 x 16.5 cm (12 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger, Gift to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1962. Accessioned in the Busch as 1962.126 Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, MA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pflueger, 1962, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1965.
Molded white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseThread, cardboard, and paper wrapper, inscribed in graphite, stamped
20th centuryGermanGold-plated bronze on wooden base
20th centurySwissPlaster
19th centuryItalianMarble from Greek mainland (Hymettan?)
1st-2nd century CERomanGlazed Meissen porcelain, gold
21st centuryAmericanBone
7th-8th centuryCopticPlaster
19th centuryItalianCyrstalline Greek island marble (perhaps from Thasos)
2nd century CERomanLightbox
20th-21st centurySwissGlass funnel, black ink, three books, metal constructions, motors, and electronic devices
21st centuryGermanIvory
14th centuryFrench