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Plate from the Gold Fabeltiere (Mythical Animal) Service

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1735
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.) Outside Diameter: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionMeissen Chinoiserie and 'Fabeltier' plate from the "gold and black striped" service. It is painted in the style associated with A.F. von Lowenfinck with a goat-like creature flanked by indianischen Blumen. The well has the black and gold border to a continuous chinoiserie scene with a sun above an Asian landscape on one side. Possibly concealed signature beside the Chinese figure and child, the pine and other trees rendered in a manner typical of this chinoiserie, and there is a shaped brown-edged rim.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.649
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
Dinner plate from the gold and black striped 'Fabeltiere' service
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