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Coffee Pot

Manufacturer (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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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