Bittern

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1750

The porcelain factory at Meissen, near Dresden, was founded in 1709. It was the first European factory to produce â€˜trueâ€™ or hard-paste porcelain, like that known in China and Japan. The manufactory was owned by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. All the birds and animals in this display case were made for him. They were intended for his so-called Japanese Palace, the walls of which he wished to fill with porcelain.

Artwork typefigure
Object numberBK-17498-B
Dimensionsheight 38 cm x width 16.7 cm x depth 19 cm, diameter 12 cm

Identification

Title(s)
Bittern
Object type
Object number
BK-17498-B
Description
Figuur van beschilderd porselein. De figuur stelt een roerdomp voor, staande op een onregelmatig rond voetstuk, geleund tegen een dikke bos waterplanten in groen beschilderd. De veren zijn beschilderd in diverse tinten bruin, zwart en geel. De bovenkant van de kop is zwart. De figuur is gemerkt.
Inscriptions / marks
factory mark

Creation

Creation
- porcelain company: Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, Meissen
- porseleinmodelleur: Johann Joachim Kändler, Meissen
Dating
c. 1750
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Material and technique

Dimensions
- height 38 cm x width 16.7 cm x depth 19 cm
- diameter 12 cm

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
See the provenance for BK-17498-A.
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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