Creator(s): Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom Hall
About this object
The statuette represents is a nymph with a swan. This possibly depicts Leda and the Swan. To her left is a small winged Cupid who holds his left hand to his mouth and holds onto Leda's leg with his right hand. He kneels and has a quiver on his back. The nude nymph is seated on a rocky ledge from which extends a grayish branch with berries and green leaves. She is nude except for a cape on her back and a piece of flowing drapery across her lap. This is deep pink lined in greenish yellow. She places a garland of flowers around a swan with outspread wings, seated at her right. They are seated on an irregular base.
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Meissen, Germany
- Date made:
- ca. 1880
- Size:
- 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 26.80
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath in underglaze blue: crossed swords of Meissen; impress 433/777 (original mold number)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973