Tea bowl and saucer with children painted in the F.J.Ferner workshop
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1750
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, underglaze blue, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.760.1): 4.7 x 8.2 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Overall (G83.1.760.2): 1 3/16 x 5 in. (3 x 12.7 cm)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue, painter's mark and impressed no. 4
DescriptionMeissen tea bowl and saucer, decorated in the workshop of F. J. Ferner. It has continuous scenes of children playing in ruins and other buildings in iron-red, surrounded by birds and dogs and plants. It is heightened in gilding on the exterior, and is painted in underglaze-blue decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.760.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiCollections
Status
Not on view
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