Recumbent Leopard
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1756)
Dateca.1750
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 16.5 x 8.9 cm (2 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
MarkingsImpressed 40
DescriptionMeissen model of a recumbent leopard, with his legs outstretched, tail curled across the left hauch onto it's back with naturalistic black markings and yellowish-green eyes.
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Gardiner
Object numberG08.7.24
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1741-1745
Object number: G83.1.668.1-2
Artist / Maker: Workshop of Piero Bergantini
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750-1752
Object number: T15.2.88
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Quimbaya artist(s)
1000-1400
Object number: G83.1.175