Viennese Legionnaire figurine

Prague, Bohemia, ca. 1850

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 14.3 cm

Markings: “PRAG” imprint

UMP 7453

A member of the Academic Legion of Vienna formed in 1848. Across his chest is the black, red, and gold sash worn by those who supported the establishment of a republican German nation-state.