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This King Vulture (1734, ) was part of Augustus the Strong’s porcelain menagerie, which was designed by Johann Joachim Kändler and produced by the Meissen Manufactory. 1/

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2020-02-11

These porcelain flowers are from the Vincennes Manufactory (1740s), which employed 45 women to produce such works. The basket, however, is the product of the Meissen Manufactory (1751). ()

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2019-10-19

This console table is the only known example of ceramic furniture from the Alcora Manufactory in Spain (1761-63, ). The 10th Count of Aranda likely commissioned it for inclusion in a “#porcelain room.”

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2019-10-03

Top events taking place at the National Museum of Ireland this weekend:

1. Talk: History of the ICA. Sat 28. NMI-CountryLife

2. Inspectorium: Shark Search. Sat 28. NMI-NaturalHistory

3. Tour: Proclaiming a Republic. Sun 29. NMI-DecArts&Hist

More info https://t.co/3LVKaMPwer

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2019-09-27

Once owned by Benjamin Franklin, this milk jug is on view in the Burrows Gallery

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2017-02-19

This wine cooler by Baldwin Gardiner will be on view for the first time when the Burrows Gallery opens on Feb. 19

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2017-02-08