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Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Covered Fountain with Two Swans

Date

swans ca. 1745-1747; vase and ormolu mounting ca. 1755-1760

Creator

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Peter Reinicke Johann Joachim Kändler
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

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This is called Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Covered Fountain with Two Swans within the category of Decorative Arts.

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Creator
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, active 1710 - present)
Peter Reinicke (German, 1715 - 1768)
Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706 - 1775)
Date
swans ca. 1745-1747; vase and ormolu mounting ca. 1755-1760
Classification
Decorative Arts
Related Location
Europe, Germany, Prussia
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain and gilt-bronze
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 10 in. (31.12 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Virginia A. Marten Endowment for Decorative Arts
Copyright Status
Public domain
Subject
Cygnus
hard paste porcelain

Metadata

Accession Number
2010.004
Campus Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Access

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art: Snite Research Center

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