Ganymede with the Eagle
Figure
ca. 1790 (made), ca. 1790 (modelled)
ca. 1790 (made), ca. 1790 (modelled)
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Figure of Ganymede with the Eagle, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Standing and holding up a small bird; supported by the eagle standing on the base and looking up. Flat square base.
Object details
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| Title | Ganymede with the Eagle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure of Ganymede with the Eagle, hard-paste biscuit porcelain, probably modelled by C. G. Jüchtzer, about 1790, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Figure of Ganymede with the Eagle, of hard-paste biscuit porcelain. Standing and holding up a small bird; supported by the eagle standing on the base and looking up. Flat square base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with a star (Factory mark, in blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
| Object history | Probably modelled about 1790 by C. G. Jüchtzer, after an antique marble in the Uffizi Gallery Florence. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.68-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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