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On View In:
Gallery 319
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Artist:
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Meissen Porcelain Factory
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Title:
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Plate, one of a pair
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Date:
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c. 1726
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Medium:
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Porcelain with enamel decoration
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Dimensions:
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1 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (2.54 x 24.45 x 24.45 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift from Mrs. Ridgely Hunt
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Location:
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Gallery 319
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Meissen Porcelain Factory
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Meissen, Germany, est. 1710
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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Plate, ceramic, one of a pair with dragon design in iron red and gold. In the center oof the plate two phoenix placed beak to beak, their tails so arranged as to make a medallion motif. A butterfly, or bee?, apppears near the birds outside of the medallion.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , , Dresden
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Accession #:
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37.25.1
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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