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The Spanish Lovers

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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Object number: G83.1.946
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Object number: G83.1.1235.1,2,3-4
Coffee Pot
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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Object number: G83.1.625
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Object number: G03.8.1
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Object number: G14.4.14
Plate with Scene from the New Testament
mid 18th Century
Object number: G14.4.13
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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Object number: G83.1.822