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Figure
Meyer, Friedrich Elias - Enlarge image
Figure
- Place of origin:
Meissen, Germany (made)
- Date:
mid 18th century (made)
ca. 1750 (modelled) - Artist/Maker:
Meyer, Friedrich Elias (probably, modeller)
Kändler, Johann Joachim, born 1706 - died 1775 (probably, modeller)
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Hard-paste porcelain, glazed
- Museum number:
C.101-1930
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 23, shelf 4
Physical description
Figure of a shepherd with a dog, of white glazed porcelain. The dog leaping up; a sheep lies on the high rococo-and rock-moulded base.
Place of Origin
Meissen, Germany (made)
Date
mid 18th century (made)
ca. 1750 (modelled)
Artist/maker
Meyer, Friedrich Elias (probably, modeller)
Kändler, Johann Joachim, born 1706 - died 1775 (probably, modeller)
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, glazed
Marks and inscriptions
Crossed swords
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm
Descriptive line
Figure of a shepherd with a dog, white glazed hard-paste porcelain, probably modelled by F. E. Meyer and J. J. Kändler, about 1750, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, mid 18th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Berling, K. Meissner Porzellan und seine Geschichte Leipzig, 1900, p. 198
1765 Price List: "Schäfer gross mit an ihm springenden Hund. 12.5 zoll. 25 Thlr."
Production Note
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Techniques
Glazed
Subjects depicted
Sheep; Dogs (animals); Shepherds
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics; Figures & Decorative ceramics
Collection code
CER
