The Lovers

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Lovers

Meissen Porcelain FactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-8f0221000226

Date
c. 1740
Medium
porcelain with enamel decoration
Culture
Germany, Meissen, 18th century
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
128055

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Though closely related to the style of modeling developed at Meissen by Kaendler, this group was executed by his chief assistant, Eberlein. The intense colors of the figural decorations are characteristic of Meissen production before about 1750.

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Credit line
Gift of Judge Irwin Untermyer
Provenance
Judge Irwin Untermyer, New York.

Part of LinkedCulture topics

  • Representative object from the topic 18th Century European Porcelain Figures
    18th Century European Porcelain Figures

    These objects are decorative figural ceramics produced across Europe (Germany, England, France) during the 18th century, predominantly featuring musicians and social scenes rendered in porcelain and faience.

    76 objects from 4 institutions

  • Representative object from the topic 18th Century Porcelain Figurines
    18th Century Porcelain Figurines

    These objects are decorative ceramic figures and figure groups made from soft-paste or hard-paste porcelain during the 18th century, produced by major European porcelain factories including Meissen, Sèvres, Derby, Chelse

    413 objects from 4 institutions

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