Objekt 6
The pattern rider ("Blauschild")
Description
The original for this figure, dated 1825, shows a mounted merchant with a rich assortment of goods. The terracotta figure based on this model was given the title "Blauschild" and is thus reinterpreted as an allusion to the famous banquier family Rothschild.
Object description
Anton Sohn workshop, Zizenhausen near Stockach (Baden-Württemberg), mid-19th century.
Clay, molded in model, fired, painted
Gift of Mr. Hartmann-Merker, Basel.
Inv. 1893.324.