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Johann Joachim Kändler

The Monkey Band | Affenkapelle

Maker

Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), modeler
Peter Reinicke (German, 1715-1768), modeler
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)

Title

The Monkey Band | Affenkapelle

Year

ca. 1753

Medium

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials

porcelain, enamel, hard paste

Geography

Place Made: Meissen; Place Made: Germany

Dimensions

Height: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 inches) (overall)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: All marked with small crossed swords in underglaze blue on back of base, except hurdy-gurdy player which is unmarked

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.169

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

The Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection of European Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century

  • Books

Selected Works

Articles

Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum

Exhibition History

Arlene Shechet
Meissen Recast
Jan 17, 2014 – Jul 06, 2014

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Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), modeler
Peter Reinicke (German, 1715-1768), modeler
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710-present)
The Monkey Band | Affenkapelle, ca. 1753
Porcelain with enamels, glaze, and gilding
Height: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 inches) (overall)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.169

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