Seated couple with a snuff box

Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
Modeled by: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775)
Possibly after: Johann Esaias Nilson (German, 1721–1788)

German

about 1745-1750

Object Place: Europe, Germany

Medium/Technique Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration

Dimensions 13.33 x 15.87 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift in memory of Richard and Ellen Paine by their children

Accession Number1988.1153

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope

ClassificationsCeramics – Porcelain

DescriptionSeated man in yellow waistcoat, white shirt, puce cape and lavender breeches leans forward to offer snuff in a gold box to a lady seated to his right. Lady wears a white cap, a flowered dress with a puce apron and a black ribbon around her neck. Base is encrusted with flowers and leaves.