Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing), Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Factory, Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing)
Johann Joachim Kändler; Meissen Porcelain Factory, Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing)
Johann Joachim Kändler , Meissen Porcelain Factory
Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing)
late 1890s–early 1900s
Johann Joachim Kändler, artist
1706–1775
Meissen Porcelain Factory, manufacturer
active 1710–present
Der Tritonenfang (Triton Fishing), late 1890s–early 1900s
Where object was made: Meissen, Germany
Material/technique: porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 30.5 x 24.1 x 16.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Sellars Pearson
Accession number: 1968.0003.021
On display: Loo Gallery
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Empire of Things
The Meissen factory was one of the premiere European porcelain factories and is still in operation today. Because of the rarity and expense of the manufacturer’s porcelain, Two Sea Nymphs and Two Water Babies could only have been bought by a wealthy, upper-class European. In Greek mythology, nymphs were female spirts of the water and patrons of sailors and fishermen.
Cabinet of Curiosities
The Meissen factory was one of the premiere European porcelain factories and is still in operation today. Because of the rarity and expense of the manufacturer’s porcelain, Two Sea Nymphs and Two Water Babies could only have been bought by a wealthy, upper-class European. In Greek mythology, nymphs were female spirts of the water and patrons of sailors and fishermen.
Empire of Things
The Meissen factory was one of the premiere European porcelain factories and is still in operation today. Because of the rarity and expense of the manufacturer’s porcelain, Two Sea Nymphs and Two Water Babies could only have been bought by a wealthy, upper-class European. In Greek mythology, nymphs were female spirts of the water and patrons of sailors and fishermen.
Empire of Things
The Meissen factory was one of the premiere European porcelain factories and is still in operation today. Because of the rarity and expense of the manufacturer’s porcelain, Two Sea Nymphs and Two Water Babies could only have been bought by a wealthy, upper-class European. In Greek mythology, nymphs were female spirts of the water and patrons of sailors and fishermen.

Exhibitions

The Spencer Cabinet
2022–2027
Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2023
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015