Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Miniature Pheasant

ArtistMeissen, Germany, established 1710
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Miniature Pheasant
Datesecond half of the 18th century
PlaceMeissen, Germany
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions1 15/16h × 2d × 7/8w in.

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.946.1
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Blue crossed sword mark.

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