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Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1737 - 1740
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
140 mm (Height) x 106 mm (Depth); 58 mm (Diameter); 92 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581967
Summary
Small model of a swan with arched neck, painted in natural colours on a simple mound base with turquoise green reeds. The webbed feet painted in black. Modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, manufacturer