Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Model of a Crayfish Fighting a Frog

ManufacturerMeissen, Germany, established 1710
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Model of a Crayfish Fighting a Frog
Datec. 1794
MediumBiscuit porcelain
Dimensions6 × 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (15.2 × 19.1 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by Thurmon Andress, Gary Brock, Larry Davis, Brian Donnelly, Chip Gill, Bill Pugh, David Pustka, Reggie Smith, Michael Stewart, Jim Tennant, and K. C. Weiner at "One Great Night in November, 2017"
Object number2017.439
Current Location
Rienzi
Ballroom
Exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, 20 October 2006, New York]; [Errol Manners, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2017,
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Under base: Incised crossed swords within a triangle above K. 65
Upper blue surface: incised 65

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