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Peasant Woman

Meissen Porcelain FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-8f0221000226

Date: 1740–1750
Medium: porcelain with enamel decoration
Culture: Germany, 18th century
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 162171

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The official Saxon porcelain factory at Meissen not only introduced the manufacture of true, hard-paste porcelain to Europe but also popularized the creation of small porcelain sculptures to be used primarily as dining table decorations. Realistic subjects based on contemporary life were introduced in the 1740s. J. J. Kaendler was the most famous of several modelers who worked at the Meissen factory.

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Credit line: John L. Severance Fund

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18th Century European Porcelain Figures
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