https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/12535/fullDishca.1721-1722Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Caspar RippOverall: 3.5 × 19.4 cm (1 3/8 × 7 5/8 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with brown ground and underglaze blueGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.6571Meissen dish decorated in underglaze blue, attributed to Johann Caspar Ripp ( b' 1681, act at Meissen 1721-23, a fayence painter) after a Chinese original by J.G. Mehlhorn or D. Kohler. There are four sailing ships in an estuary, with two ducks swimming by the shore, within a zig-zag border and stylised flowers. The exterior has Kaputzinerbraun glaze.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1857541217GermanAugustus II (1694-1733)Caduceus in underglaze blue. Johanneum number N=68W