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Fountain and basin, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory, ca. 1727–32, Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome…
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Fountain and basin

Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory · ca. 1727–32

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold; silver spout
Dimensions
Overall (assembled confirmed): 24 1/2 x 18 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (62.2 x 46 x 41.9 cm); Other (54.147.65 a (fountain)): 13 1/4in. (33.7cm); Other (54.147.65 b (plinth)): 11 5/16 x 10in. (28.7 x 25.4cm); Other (basin confirmed): 3 1/8 x 18 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. (7.9 x 46.7 x 34.6 cm)
Accession
54.147.65a–c
Credit line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954
Culture
German, Meissen
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