Peasant Woman
manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710)
modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1768)
and/or Peter Reinicke (German, 1715–1768)
1740–1750
- Medium
- porcelain with enamel decoration
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.2 x 10.1 x 6.8 cm (6 3/4 x 4 x 2 11/16 in.)
- Culture
- Germany, 18th century
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The official Saxon porcelain factory at Meissen not only introduced the manufacture of true, hard-paste porcelain to Europe but also popularized the creation of small porcelain sculptures to be used primarily as dining table decorations. Realistic subjects based on contemporary life were introduced in the 1740s. J. J. Kaendler was the most famous of several modelers who worked at the Meissen factory.
