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Hunting cup with cover

Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
ca. 1741
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684
Displaying the arms of the king of Poland and elector of Saxony, this is a splendid example of the creativity of a modeler who derived his basic direction from the silversmith and detailed form from the ivory carver.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hunting cup with cover
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Modeler: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)
  • Date: ca. 1741
  • Culture: German, Meissen
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 14 11/16 x 5 3/4 x 6 in. (37.3 x 14.6 x 15.2 cm); Overall ht. of cup (confirmed): 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.356.337a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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