America (one of a pair)
Object type: Candelabra
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: Johann Friedrich Eberlein|Meissen Manufactory|Peter Reinicke|Johann Joachim Kändler
Artist bio: German, 1695–1749|German, 1710–present|1715–1768|German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory|Modeler|Modeler
Artist nationality: German|German| |German
Date: ca. 1745–55
Medium: Porcelain, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 21 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (54.6 × 51.4 × 23.5 cm); Height (figure): 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 2009
Accession year: 2009
Tags: Female Nudes|Parrots|Crocodiles|Flowers|Leaves