Tankard
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Dateca.1710-1715; decoration possibly later
MediumBöttger red stoneware, gold, pewter, and press moulded.
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 13.3 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
MarkingsInitials AR
Initials J.G.S. and the date 1737
DescriptionA Böttger polished red-stoneware Augustus Rex pewter-mounted cylindrical tankard (Walzenkrug). It was decorated at Augsburg with Chinoiserie figures on terraces seated by tables drinking tea below palm-trees and flowering plants. It is divided by a central cartouche with a coronet below and there is a bird on a branch above. The hinged pewter cover has a ball thumb-piece.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.574
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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