ManufacturerManufactured by
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory(Meissen, Germany, established 1710)Meissen, Germany, established 1710
ArtistModelled by
Johann Joachim Kändler(German, 1706–1775)German, 1706–1775
Artist
Johann Friedrich Eberlein(German, 1696–1749)German, 1696–1749
CultureGerman
Titles
- Plate (from the Swan Service)
Datec. 1737–1741
PlaceMeissen, Germany
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensionsheight × diameter: 2 1/2 × 14 13/16 inches (6.4 × 37.9 cm.)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.950
Non exposé
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Department
RienziObject Type
ProvenanceHeinrich, Count von Brühl, and his wife, Maria Anna Franziska von Kowlorat-Krakowska, 1741; by descent in the Brühl family until the late nineteenth century; [art market, Copenhagen]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Blue crossed swords, incised "4" and dreher's mark (2 incised dots) on the underside.
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