Swan candelabrum (one of a pair)
Object type: Swan
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen with French mount
Artist: Johann Joachim Kändler|Meissen Manufactory
Artist bio: German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen|German, 1710–present
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: swan, ca. 1745–50; gilt-bronze mount, ca. 1750
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mount
Dimensions: 23 × 16 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (58.4 × 41.9 × 26 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession year: 2019
Tags: Swans