Pigeon (trommeltaube)
Johann Joachim Kändler|Meissen Manufactory · German|German
Date: ca. 1745
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture: German, Meissen
Themes: Pigeons
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Date range
1740 – 1750
Largest dimension
22.9 cm
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