Temple of Venus
Object type: Table decoration (?)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory
Artist bio: German, Merseburg 1706–after 1738 Berlin, active at Meissen 1727–28 and 1731–33|German, 1710–present
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: ca. 1727–28
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 11 9/16 × 8 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (29.4 × 21.9 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Chinoiserie|Temples|Men|Cupid|Venus