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Figural Group: Musicians

c. 1737
manufacturer

Meissen Porcelain Factory

(German, est. c. 1710)
modeled by

Johann Joachim Kändler

(German, 1706–1768)
Culture
Germany, 18th century
Medium
porcelain
Measurements
Overall: 20 x 29.2 x 16.7 cm (7 7/8 x 11 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc. 1952.2
Public Domain
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Location
216A French and German
Print

Description

An elegantly dressed couple accompany one another in a duet while seated on a tall-backed settee in this German porcelain figurine. The woman is likely playing a lute, an early form of the guitar, while the gentleman joins in with a wooden flute. Their music-making reflects their courtship and intimacy—a typical symbolic gesture rendered in such figural ceramic sculptures.

Figural Group: Musicians

c. 1737

Meissen Porcelain Factory, Johann Joachim Kändler

(German, est. c. 1710), (German, 1706–1768)
Germany, 18th century

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