Figure
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755 - 1765
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
92 mm (Height); 34 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 870957
Summary
A set of seven Meissen figures of cupids in disguise, on scroll edge mound bases, wearing costumes, including a beggar with a wooden leg, a fishwife, a violinist, a sportswoman with a gun. All but the latter bear crossed swords in underglaze blue.
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, potter