A white plate with a scalloped edge. The center has a relief design of swans in water among reeds, with another swan flying in the air. The rim of the plate is decorated in gold, with sparse flowers and a coat-of-arms.
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A white plate with a scalloped edge. The center has a relief design of swans in water among reeds, with another swan flying in the air. There are undulating, wave-like designs coming from the sky. The rim of the plate is decorated in gold, with sparse flowers and a coat-of-arms at the one-o'clock position.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR59.136
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Designed by Johann Joachim Kändler, German (Fischbach 1706-1775 Meissen)
Formed by Johann Elias Grun
Formed by Johann Martin Kittel, German (Pirna-Rosenthal 1706 - 1762 Meissen)
Title
Plate from "Swan Service"
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Schwanenservice, Runde Schüssel, Nr. 2
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1738
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Meissen
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299865

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels and gold
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
30.1 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [crossed swords] [mark of Meisse Manufactory]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Made for Count Heinrich von Brühl, 1738, by descent; to Count Johann Szembek, sold [through Sotheby's, January 1957, lot 1454]; to Ilse Marthe Bischoff, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1959

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Ilse Bischoff
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
BR59.136
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 330-331, repr. color
  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997
  • Peter Nisbet and Joseph Koerner, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, ed. Peter Nisbet, Harvard University Art Museums and Scala Publishers Ltd. (Cambridge, MA and London, England, 2007), p. 216

Exhibition History

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