Sugar Bowl with Holzschnitt Blumen
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
DecoratorDecoration attributed to
Johann Gottfried Klinger
(German)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1740-1745
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.622.1-2): 10.8 x 11.1 cm (4 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Puce enamel K
DescriptionMeissen yellow ground sugar bowl and cover, painted by the "Shadow Painter", Johann Gottfried Klinger, of circular shape with slightly mounded lid. The bowl and lid reserved with two barbed and lobed panels outlined in sepia and enclosing floral clusters including tulips, carnations, anemones and sweet peas with shadowed flying insects, in polychrome enamels. Bud finial heightened with gilding.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.622.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1735
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
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