https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/12724/fullWine Pot after a Chinese Formca.1725, decoration ca.1728Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryOverall: 14 x 17.8 x 8.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 x 3 7/16 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with Böttger lustre, overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.5841A Meissen ewer (wine pot), based on a Chinese porcealin prototype, and decorated by J.G. Horoldt with chinoiserie scenes. There is a Chinese man seated beneath a palm-tree with a servant and attended by a soldier. The reverse has a Chinese lady carrying a child and standing between two men, one holding a toy, the other seated at a table smoking. The spout and handle are painted with stylised flowers and applied with gilt sprigs terminating in green leaves. The foot has oval chinoiserie panels with gilt scrollwork borders including lustre, and crossed swords in underglaze-blue.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1822881256GermanAugustus II (1694-1733)Crossed swords in underglaze blue