Medium
Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions
H. 1-7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diam. 10-3/16 in. (25.9 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
German, Ansbach
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number
50.211.188
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory|Joachim Leonhard Wolff · 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...