Elderly king

Date

second half 18th century

Type

Crèche figure

Medium

Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk and satin garments; silver and gold metallic thread; glass buttons; silver-gilt sword, hilt and crown; leather sheath

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

64.164.83a, b

Credit

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964