The Spanish Lovers
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
ModelerModelling attributed to
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 18.4 x 19.5 cm (7 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
MarkingsM in overglaze black
DescriptionGroupe de Belltrame et de Colombine en porcelaine de Saxe, modele par J. J. Kaendler, representant des amoureux espagnols, se tenant ensemble sur un socle decore de fleurs; elle porte un chapeau de plume rouge, un corsage bleu et vert et une jupe a fleurs avec un jupon rouge. It porte une veste mauve avec des noeuds turquoises, une cape jaune et des pantalons noirs.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.912
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
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