About the Artwork
Mating Doves
late 18th or early 19th century
Johann Joachim Kändler (Artist) German, 1706-1775 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer) German, founded 1710
Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
Overall: 8 3/8 × 11 3/8 × 7 5/8 inches (21.3 × 28.9 × 19.4 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Ruth Nugent Head in memory of her mother, Anna E. Kresge, and her husband, Henry W. Nugent Head
F1985.84
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Markings
Marked, in underglaze blue, on underside of base: [crossed swords (Meissen factory mark)]
Provenance
Ruth Nugent Head
1985-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Darr, Alan Phipps. "European Sculpture and Decorative Arts," Bulletin of the DIA 62, no. 3 Annual Report (1986): pp. 22-24.
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manner of Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Mating Doves, late 18th or early 19th century, hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Ruth Nugent Head in memory of her mother, Anna E. Kresge, and her husband, Henry W. Nugent Head, F1985.84.
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