Das Landmädchen (nach Meierheim)
Lithophane
mid 19th century (made), 1849-50 (designed)
mid 19th century (made), 1849-50 (designed)
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Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a woman standing in a field bearing a gleaner's rake on her right shoulder. She is dressed in peasant costume and bears a cloth bundle containing corn on her head. There is a goat at her left side. After a painting by Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim (1808-79) called 'Returning from the fields', painted 1849.
Object details
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| Title | Das Landmädchen (nach Meierheim) (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio |
| Brief description | Lithophane, hard-paste porcelain moulded in intaglio showing a gleaner, Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, Germany, mid 19th century. |
| Physical description | Lithophane of hard-paste porcelain, moulded in intaglio with a woman standing in a field bearing a gleaner's rake on her right shoulder. She is dressed in peasant costume and bears a cloth bundle containing corn on her head. There is a goat at her left side. After a painting by Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim (1808-79) called 'Returning from the fields', painted 1849. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'K.P.M. 384. B.' and a sceptre (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs G. M. Spear |
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| Accession number | C.16C-1971 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2010 |
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