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Fisherwoman
manufacturer
Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory
(German)
designed by
Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer
(German, 1725–1806)
Porcelainwith enamel and gilt decoration
Overall: 19.1 x 10.8 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1989.63
Location
216A French and German
Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory
The porcelain factory was founded in 1756 and taken over in 1758 by Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg as 'a necessary attribute of the glory and dignity' of a prince. It began production in 1759 under the arcanist J. J. Ringler, who was director until c. 1802.