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Temple of Venus

Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory

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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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