Pair of Tea bowls and saucers with chinoiseries
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1725; decoration c.1730
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, and gold.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.726.1 & G83.1.726.3): 4.5 x 7.1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Overall (G83.1.726.2 & G83.1.726.4): 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (2.2 x 14.3 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen gold Chinese gadrooned tea bowls and saucers painted at Augsburg with chinoiserie figures on terraces holding parasols with birds and insects above. They are among palm trees and flowering plants supported on scrolls and foliage within shaped quatrefoil cartouches reserved on a gold ground. The reverse of the saucers and exterior of tea bowls has gadroons painted in gilt with scrolls and dots. The interior of the tea bowls are painted with birds.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.726.1-4
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiCollections
Status
Not on view
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