Coffee Pot

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)

CultureGerman

OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany

PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)

Datec.1730-1735

MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding

DimensionsOverall (G83.1.609a-b): 21.9 x 15.5 x 11.7 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)

MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Gilder’s mark 15

DescriptionMeissen yellow ground coffee pot, painted by Christian Friedrich Heroldt. It is pear shape with a scroll handle and beaker spout. It has two barbed panels painted on one side with a farmer tending his herd of cattle, the other side showing Asian merchants supervising the unloading of bales and casks from ships at anchor in the distance. The panels are edged with gilding and reserved on a deep yellow ground painted in a bright 'famille verte' palette. There are sprays of chrysanthemums, lotus and peonies springing from the footrim, and an insect in flight to one side. The cover painted with 'indianische Blumen' on a white ground and edged in gilding. The spout, collar and foot rim gilded.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.609a-b

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

German Porcelain

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Status

On view