Lady and Cavalier with Bird-cage
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded in 1710)
Date1736
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (12.07 × 14.61 × 13.34 cm)
Credit LineGift of A.S. Drey
Object number34-129
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DescriptionLady in crinoline gown kissing a cavalier whose left hand rests on a bird's cage.ProvenanceWith A. S. Drey, New York, by November 29, 1933 [1];
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] A. S. Drey lent this object to the Nelson-Atkins opening exhibition, and it arrived at the museum November 29, 1933. It remained on loan until Drey gave the piece to the Nelson-Atkins the following year.
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