id:			128055
accession number:	1950.79
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.79
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:17.385000

The Lovers, c. 1740. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749). Porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 15.3 x 15.3 cm (6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Judge Irwin Untermyer 1950.79

title:				The Lovers
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creation date:			c. 1740
creation date earliest:		1735
creation date latest:		1745
current location:		216A French and German
creditline:			Gift of Judge Irwin Untermyer
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culture:	Germany, Meissen, 18th century
technique:	porcelain with enamel decoration
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)  - manufacturer
the first and for half a century the best in Europe. It set a high standard which was emulated everywhere, even in China. Founded in 1710 as the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufacture by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, at Meissen, near Dresden.
* Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1696–1749)  - modeled by

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measurements: Overall: 15.3 x 15.3 cm (6 x 6 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Judge Irwin Untermyer, New York.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 306
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n61

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 151
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n175

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 151
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n175

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