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Figure group (Elephant, soldiers and blackamoor)
Meissen porcelain factory
1840-1860
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Metal
Museum Object Number
2001.0003.004.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Alice Braunfeld
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Object Number
2001.0003.004.002 A, B
Object Name
Figure group (Elephant, soldiers and blackamoor)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Dresden; Saxony; Germany; Europe
Date
1840-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside (B)
Inscription: Handpainted, black Chinese character resembling a "#" symbol in black
Type: Label
Location: Upper surface (A)
Inscription: Yellowed, white rectangular paper label with no text
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Military
- Hannibal
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Metal
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
15.787 (H) x 6.654 (W) x 14.331 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.1 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 36.4 (L)
Measurement Notes
Overall measurements of figures
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Meissen Fine Art Antiques. 01//2014 http://www.meissen.com/en/products/armoured-war-elephant-historical-meissen%C2%AE
• Similar "Armoured War Elephant" model with different painted enamels and a porcelain base: listed as after Johann Joachim Kaendler model and dated to 1860-1924.Electronic: New York Historical Society. Figural Group on an Elephant. New York Historical Society 07/16/2014 http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/figural-group-elephant
• Probably same model of elephant and howdah (and figures?): object number 1911.79, polychrome group with blue ornate intertwined capitals" over "Dresden" mark, 1850-1900, given by Catharine Augusta De Peyster.