Artist: Johann Gottlieb Kirchner Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Region: Germany Collection: 18th Century European Porcelain Accession: G83.1.660 Period: C.1728 Materials: Hard paste porcelain Dimensions:
H. 50.8cm
Meissen figure of an eagle (Adler), modeled by Johann Gottlob Kirchner. It has delineated plumage, his head slightly turned and beak open, with his wings furled and tail lowered. It is perched on a craggy rock with talons curled over the edge.
