Confectionary Box
| Title | Confectionary Box |
|---|---|
| Artist | Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (born Saxony [now Germany], 1696–1749) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) |
| Date | 1746 18th century |
| Medium | Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilt metal |
| Classification | porcelain |
| Origin | Meissen Meissen |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds provided by Norman and Virginia Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Confectionary Box” is a work by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (born Saxony [now Germany], 1696–1749) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany), dated 1746. It is executed in hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilt metal and classified as porcelain. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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