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Meissen Porcelain Factory · c. 1740 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Though closely related to the style of modeling developed at Meissen by Kaendler, this group was executed by his chief assistant, Eberlein. The intense colors of the figural decorations are characteristic of Meissen production before about 1750.
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Details
- Maker
- Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749)
- Date
- c. 1740
- Medium
- porcelain with enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.3 x 15.3 cm (6 x 6 in.)
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 216A French and German
- Credit line
- Gift of Judge Irwin Untermyer
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
