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Chinese woman with cymbal and two children
Meissen
(Modeller)
Meyer, Ferdinand Elias
(Modeller)
This object is from a series of Chinese figure groups modelled at Meissen by Kändler, Reinicke and Meyer from 1750. They were taken from the engravings of 'Les Délices de L' Enfance' by Jean-Joseph Balechou and Francois-Antoine Aveline, after Francois Boucher.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30062
Creation/Production
1750-1755 ca / 1750-1755 ca
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Role: Production
Role: Modeller
Period:
1750-1755 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 1977
Given in memory of Rollo Charles by The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Measurements
Height
(cm): 14
Length
(cm): 10.8
Width
(cm): 9
Height
(in): 5 1/2
Length
(in): 4 1/4
Width
(in): 3 1/2
Material
Hard-paste porcelain
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