Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Figure of an Eagle

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Figure of an Eagle
Date1931
PlaceGermany
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions21 11/16 × 16 × 14 in. (55.1 × 40.6 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.42
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ProvenanceCaroline Wiess Law, Houston; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed on the lower interior of the base: "A1236"

Crossed swords in blue with two cancelled lines printed on the lower interior of the base.

Crossed swords in blue with two cancelled lines on the top back edge of the base, beneath the tail feathers.

Impressed on the top back edge of the base: (crossed swords) and "Weiss"

Impressed on the top of the base: "M. ESSER 1931"

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