Plate from the Swan Service
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
ModelerModelling attributed to
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1737-1741
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOutside Diameter (G83.1.643.1): 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Overall (G83.1.643.2): 1 1/4 x 9 1/16 in. (3.1 x 23 cm)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionPaires d'assiettes en porcelaine de Saxe du Scwanenservice, modelees par Johann Joachim Kaendler et Johann Friedrich Eberlein, decorees en bas relief au centre d'une grue en vol au dessus de deux cugnes et d'une autre grue picorant parmi des vaguelettes et de roseaux sur le fond en coquille spirale, le marli cotele semi d'indianische Blumen entourant les arms du Graf Bruhl et cercle d'or, deux epees croisees en bleu sous couverte, reparation legere au marli de l'une.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.643.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.625
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720; decorated in Augsburg, c.1730
Object number: G83.1.711
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.1235.1,2,3-4
Artist / Maker: Chateau de Lassay
c.1764-1768
Object number: G03.8.1
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1756-1758
Object number: G99.2.18
Artist / Maker: Johann Heinrich Usinger
c.1785
Object number: G96.5.268