Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Miniature Swan

ArtistMeissen, Germany, established 1710
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Miniature Swan
Datesecond half of the 18th century
PlaceMeissen, Germany
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions1 3/8h × 1 1/4w × 1d inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.946.6
Not on view

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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
One underglazed blue dot and sticker "125." on the underside.

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