Leaf-Shaped Pickle Dish
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1720, decorated outside the manufactory, c.1720-1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with raised gold ornament
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 9.6 cm (1 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Böttger Hausmaler dish of leaf-shape with a twig handle, moulded on the base with a sprig of flowers and decorated in raised gilding in the style of Ch C. Hunger. It has a band of trailing leaves and flowers, and the interior is painted around the rim with birds perched on branches.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.763
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
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