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Meissen, Bishop, 1737-1740. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Wa ...
Bishop
Meissen, Bishop, 1737-1740. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Wa ...
Meissen, Bishop, 1737-1740. Hard-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Warda Stevens Stout, 1985.DA.278

Bishop

Manufacturer (German)
Date1737-1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOther: 16 3/4 × 6 7/8 × 5 3/8 in. (42.5 × 17.5 × 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mrs. Warda Stevens Stout
Terms
    Object number1985.DA.278
    DescriptionModelled probably by Johann Joachim Kaendler, wearing a gilt mitre, a black robe, a white surplice and a lilac cape, painted with puce and gold flowers, a monstrance in his right hand, and a book beneath his left foot, standing on a chamfered square waisted pedestal base edged in gilding
    Status
    On view