Confectionery dish from the Swan Service

Confectionery dish from the Swan Service

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)

ModelerModelling attributed to Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706 - 1775)

ModelerModelling attributed to Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1695 - 1749)

CultureGerman

OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany

PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)

Datec.1737-1741

MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding

DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 36.2 cm (3 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)

MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue

DescriptionMeissen dish, from the "Swan Service", raised on four feet with the coat of arms of Count von Bruehl and Countess Franziska von Kolowrat-Krakowska repeated twice. The centre is moulded in low relief with a crane in flight above two swans and a feeding crane in flight above two swans. As well as a feeding crane amidst waves and rushes against a ground of spirally-radiating shellwork. The double coat of arms painted on the two handles in colours and gold. The rim has scattered "indianische Blumen" and edged in gold.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.642

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

German Porcelain

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Status

On view