Coffee Pot
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1735-1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 16 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Impressed former's mark. Gilder's mark 6
DescriptionMeissen purple ground octagonal coffee pot and cover. It is decorated with panels painted with harbour scenes, figures and ships on one side, and with a bridge over a river on the other side, and figures and cattle waling along the bank. The scroll handle has a painted flower spray, and the spout and knops are gilded. Painted by C.F. Herold.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.679.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Podmore, Walker and Co.
1834-1859
Object number: G13.15.10
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735
Object number: G83.1.606.1a-b -2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735
Object number: G83.1.612.1a-b -2a-b
Artist / Maker: Podmore, Walker and Co.
1842-1859
Object number: G13.15.14
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.586a-c
