Hussar figurine

Prague, Bohemia, 1848–50

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 14.8 cm

Markings: “Prag” imprint

UMP 7397

A Hussar in the army of Franz Joseph I (the emperor’s monogram “FJI” is on the sabretache). Hussar uniforms at that time were usually blue; based on the tall red shako cap, the soldier here was a member of the 2nd Regiment of Hussars (King of Hanover). The regiment fought the Hungarians in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848–49.