Goebel Hummel 321 WASH DAY TMK4 GORGEOUS $450.00
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WASH DAY" by Hummel 321 This TMK 4 large beautiful figurine depicts a little girl washing clothes . Very beautiful face and striking colors. A precious piece. WASH DAY The figurine is TMK 4, incised 321 and has the HUMMEL STAMP. It is 6.0" tall is in good condition. VALUED AROUND $450.00 The Story of Hummel Hummel figurines are named for Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel (born Berta Hummel), although they resulted from a partnership between Sister Maria and W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik. M. I. Hummel figures appeared in 1935, but the story begins long before that year. Berta's artistic ability was noticed early. The Sisters, in the Catholic school she attended, first noticed her artistic abilities at the age of six. At twelve, a teacher was instrumental in convincing Berta's father (an artist himself, who was never able to develop his own career), to send her to the Institute of English Sisters at Marienhoehe. It was a boarding school and a financial burden for her family, but her father was determined she should have the chance. At Marienhoehe, she learned to work in watercolors and pastels. Sister Stephania helped to get Berta enrolled at the Academy of Applied Arts in Munich when she turned eighteen. She studied traditional art, but never lost her love of sketching Bavarian children. Berta designed vestments and altar clothes,
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