Figure of a child in swaddling

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)

CultureGerman

OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany

PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)

Datec.1750

Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.

DimensionsOverall: 10 x 36 x 21 cm (3 15/16 x 14 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionA Meissen Wickelkind figure of a child in pleated white clothes. The bonnet has indianische Blumen reserved on a gold ground. The figure is wrapped in a puce chequered quilt tied with a turquoise ribbon and held with a gilt pin.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.669

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

German Porcelain

Collections

Status

Not on view

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