America (one of a pair)
Item
Title
America (one of a pair)
Description
A German porcelain figurine possibly meant to hold candles. Depicting a woman in a white and gold cloak, multi-colored skirt and crown, resting atop an alligator(?) and holding a parrot. Behind her is a gold gilded
Creator
Johann Friedrich Eberlein, Peter Reinicke, and Johann Joachim Kändler
Date
ca. 1745-1755
Rights
Public Domain
Identifier
Gift of Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 2009
Medium
Porcelain, gilt bronze
Provenance
[ Samy Chalom , until 1965; sold to Dillon ] ; Mrs. Douglas Dillon (1965–2009; to MMA)
