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Swan

Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
German
about 1738
Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions Height x width: 6.4 x 3.8 x 5.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.271
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionHead turned left. Wings touching behind. On round, striated base.
Marks Crossed swords in underglaze blue on back of base
InscriptionsEmbossed plastic label: "1738 / A[ntique] P[orcelain] C[ompany] / N. Y. '62"
ProvenanceAntique Porcelain Company, New York (dealers); 1962, purchased by Abby Rockefeller Mauze.