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Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Plate from the Swan Service

c. 1737–1741
manufacturer

Meissen Porcelain Factory

(German, est. c. 1710)
designed by

Johann Joachim Kändler

(German, 1706–1768)
Germany, Meissen, 18th century
porcelain
Diameter: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Thirty-fifth anniversary gift from Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc. 1951.103
Location: 216A French and German

Description

The Swan service was made for Count Brühl, director of the Meissen factory between 1737 and 1741.
  • made for Count Heinrich Brühl. Count Szembek, Palais Brühl, Warsaw, Poland, a direct descendant of the Brühl family; (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc.).
  • Foote, Helen. "Important Additions to the Porcelain Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 8 (October 1951): 199-200. Mentioned: p. 200; Reproduced: p. 203 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 312 archive.org
  • 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
  • {{cite web|title=Plate from the Swan Service|url=false|author=Meissen Porcelain Factory, Johann Joachim Kändler|year=c. 1737–1741|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.103