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Plate from the Swan Service

Johann Joachim Kändlerc. 1737-1741

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

The Swan service was made for Count Brühl, director of the Meissen factory between 1737 and 1741.

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  • Title: Plate from the Swan Service
  • Creator: Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1768)
  • Date Created: c. 1737-1741
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
  • Provenance: made for Count Heinrich Brühl. Count Szembek, Palais Brühl, Warsaw, Poland, a direct descendant of the Brühl family; (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc.).
  • Type: Ceramic
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.103
  • Medium: porcelain
  • Department: Decorative Art and Design
  • Culture: Germany, Meissen, 18th century
  • Credit Line: Thirty-fifth anniversary gift from Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc.
  • Collection: Decorative Arts
  • Accession Number: 1951.103
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