SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Temple of Venus

Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory

Temple of Venus, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory, ca. 1727–28, Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome ena…

Maker: Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory
Date: ca. 1727–28
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 11 9/16 × 8 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (29.4 × 21.9 × 8.6 cm)
Form: Table
Culture: German, Meissen
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 50.211.229
Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950

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