Cane handle
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 4 in. (5.7 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Ansbach
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.322
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory · 1758–1860
**Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory** was a prominent German ceramics producer established in 1758 in Ansbach (then part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach) by Margrave Charles Alexander (also known as Christian Frédéric Charles-Alexandre). As a state-supported enterprise under the Margrave’s patronage, the factory quickly became known for its high-quality hard-paste porcelain, refl...