Group
1761-1763 (made)
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Group of Mercury and Cupid, glazed white hard-paste porcelain. Mercury, clad in a cloak and winged helmet and carrying his caduceus, stands by the side of a hollow tree trunk and is in the act of receiving a letter from Cupid who is flying towards him on the right. At his feet on the left a cock.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Group of Mercury and Cupid, glazed white hard-paste porcelain, from a model by Friedrich Elias Meyer, Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin, Germany, 1761-3 |
| Physical description | Group of Mercury and Cupid, glazed white hard-paste porcelain. Mercury, clad in a cloak and winged helmet and carrying his caduceus, stands by the side of a hollow tree trunk and is in the act of receiving a letter from Cupid who is flying towards him on the right. At his feet on the left a cock. |
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| Production | From a model by Friedrich Elias Meyer. |
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| Accession number | C.81-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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