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Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1750

Two seagulls. Porcelain. Meissen, c. 1750, the model by Johann Joachim Kändler.

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberBK-17499-B
  • Dimensionsheight 27.8 cm x width 18.5 cm x depth 23.5 cm, diameter 12 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Meeuw

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17499-B

  • Description

    Figuur van beschilderd porselein. De figuur stelt een meeuw voor, staande op een onregelmatig rond voetstuk, tussen groene waterplanten. Het verenkleed is beschilderd in zwart tot grijs, behalve de veren van de borst, de hals en de kop, die bruinrood zijn. 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 27.8 cm x width 18.5 cm x depth 23.5 cm
    • diameter 12 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    See the provenance for BK-17499-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.

Documentation

  • S. Trojnitski, 'Galerja farfora Imperatorskogo Ermitaza I', Starye Gody (1911) mei, p. 196, afb. 29.

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