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Plate: C.6-1958

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Painter: Löwenfinck, Adam Friedrich von (Possibly after)

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in polychrome enamels. Depicting two figures in a landscape, in a wavy rococo border, painted with single flowers, rimmed in brown.

Notes

History note: Probably from the Earl of Jersey-service

Legal notes

Bought with the Dr F. R. Cowper Reed fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 23.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1958-10-16)

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
Circa 1730 CE - 1735 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Materials used in production

Enamel
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: crossed swords
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.6-1958
Primary reference Number: 140336

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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