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Plate from the Swan Service

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1737-1741
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOutside Diameter (G83.1.643.1): 22.9 cm (9 in.) Overall (G83.1.643.2): 1 1/4 x 9 1/16 in. (3.1 x 23 cm)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionPaires d'assiettes en porcelaine de Saxe du Scwanenservice, modelees par Johann Joachim Kaendler et Johann Friedrich Eberlein, decorees en bas relief au centre d'une grue en vol au dessus de deux cugnes et d'une autre grue picorant parmi des vaguelettes et de roseaux sur le fond en coquille spirale, le marli cotele semi d'indianische Blumen entourant les arms du Graf Bruhl et cercle d'or, deux epees croisees en bleu sous couverte, reparation legere au marli de l'une.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.643.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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